Category Archives: Energy
Texas Railroad Commission Seeks to Overhaul Existing Waste Management Rules
On August 15th, the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) published for public comment proposed amendments to the waste management rules in RRC Chapters 3 and 4. This draft was published after receiving input from oil & gas industry experts, environmental consultants, … Continue reading
Wind energy competes for the spotlight
Happy 2016! For those of us in the environmental industry, 2016 has already been a year full of headlines. Some of the more positive headlines however, happened just before the end of 2015. In late December, Texas set a new … Continue reading
Environmental industry news roundup – August 2015
July 2015 was warmest month ever recorded US government seeks to cut methane emissions from oil and gas industry Canada’s Largest Refinery Shifts from Bakken Shale Oil to Brent Crudes Wind Turbine Makers Become Top Stock Performers as Growth Surges … Continue reading
Gold King Mine Spills Toxic Waste
This past Wednesday, a team of EPA employees entered the Gold King Mine near Durango Colorado. According to CNN, instead of pumping and treating the wastewater within the mine, the EPA team accidentally released the contaminated water into the Animas … Continue reading
RI Offshore Wind Project Underway
On Monday, July 27, Deepwater Wind took the first steps toward building North America’s first offshore wind farm. Deepwater Wind will install the first five offshore North American turbines over the next year off the coast of Rhode Island. This … Continue reading
BLM Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Expected September 2015
This past March the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released new rules on hydraulic fracturing activities on federally managed lands. The BLM oversees and performs regulatory duties on around 700 million subsurface acres of federal mineral estates and 56 … Continue reading