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eSPARC attended Harvard University Energy Policy Seminar Series Clean Power Plan Model Rules: Pathways for Implementation presented by Ms. Kate Konschnik, Lecturer on Law and Director of the Environmental Policy Initiative at Harvard Law School. During the lecture, Ms. Konschnik analyzed the legal challenges behind the Clean Power Plan following the unexpected stay by a 5-4 vote of … Continue reading "Clean Power Plan Model Rules: Pathways for Implementation"
eSPARC Experience
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This past January, eSPARC partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Student/Alumni Externship Program and welcomed two MIT students, Senior Arica Wyche and Junior Libby Koolik, to our Houston office. Ms. Wyche had the opportunity to work with our Strategic Services and Compliance groups, looking at innovative ways to manage produced water in the E&P sector. Ms. Koolik joined eSPARC’s Environmental, Sustainability, … Continue reading "eSPARC Experience"
Clean Power Plan Spotlight: State Plans
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This post is part of our ongoing series on the Clean Power Plan. Each report focuses on a different aspect of the administration’s Clean Power Plan rule and its impact on the energy sector. For more information on how your facility may be affected by the new rule, please contact us at info@camsesparc.com or at … Continue reading "Clean Power Plan Spotlight: State Plans"
EPA Targets Methane from Production and Transmission Sites in Latest Round of Proposed Rules
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Continuing what has been a steady march towards tighter air regulations on upstream and midstream facilities, on August 17, the EPA released two proposed rules that address fugitive emissions from oil and gas production and transmission sites as well as a new federal plan for wells in Indian Country. While the new requirements come as … Continue reading "EPA Targets Methane from Production and Transmission Sites in Latest Round of Proposed Rules"
Clean Power Plan Spotlight: Emission Performance Rates and State Emission Goals
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This post is part of our ongoing series on the Clean Power Plan. Each report focuses on a different aspect of the administration’s Clean Power Plan rule and its impact on the energy sector. For more information on how your facility may be affected by the new rule, please contact us at info@camsesparc.com or at … Continue reading "Clean Power Plan Spotlight: Emission Performance Rates and State Emission Goals"
EPA Looks to Strength Legal Footing, Returns Focus to Direct Sources in New Clean Power Plan Rule
Posted onYesterday, one year and 4.3 million comments after the EPA proposed the first nationwide carbon limits for existing fossil-fuel power plants, the agency released the final rule of the Clean Power Plan (the “CPP”), the capstone to the administration’s climate change initiatives. Over the next two weeks we will be providing in-depth analysis of each … Continue reading "EPA Looks to Strength Legal Footing, Returns Focus to Direct Sources in New Clean Power Plan Rule"
Court Rules CSAPR Emission Limits Excessive but Still Must Be Followed Until EPA Revisions Are Made
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The Cross State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”) has once again survived a legal challenge. However, unlike the 2014 Supreme Court ruling, the latest court decision will require a major restructuring of how the rule is implemented. On July 28, the D.C. Circuit Court found that the EPA was too heavy-handed in setting its SO2 and … Continue reading "Court Rules CSAPR Emission Limits Excessive but Still Must Be Followed Until EPA Revisions Are Made"
Costs Count: Supreme Court Rules EPA Required to Consider Costs in Listing HAP Sources
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eSPARC NOTES: On June 29, the Supreme Court held that the EPA must consider costs when deciding to regulate existing electrical utility steam generating units (EGUs) for hazardous air emissions. The case before the court arose from the EPA’s 2012 Mercury and Air Toxic rule, in which the agency openly omitted costs from its decision … Continue reading "Costs Count: Supreme Court Rules EPA Required to Consider Costs in Listing HAP Sources"
