Regulatory Transactions

From: Energy Global | Hydrocarbon Engineering

Adapted from press release by Francesca Brindle

According to a new report commissioned by the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF), the supposed benefits of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule for methane and volatile organic compounds emissions from the oil and gas sector, could be based on assumptions that are not reasonable and not sufficiently reviewed to be used to support regulatory policy making.

From: Inside EPA

EPA Region 9 has rejected a request from a California industry group to seek a White House cost-benefit review of the region’s guidance to protect against cardiac birth defects from exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) at contaminated sites, arguing the plan is consistent with EPA headquarters cleanup policies and based on sound science.

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