Alexis Boyd

Mar 4, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Thomas Aird |Alexis Boyd |Matthew Dobbins

Currently, 42 Class VI applications remain pending with various EPA regions, many of them originally submitted in 2021. On the primacy front, Texas continues to move slowly towards primacy, with Arizona and West Virginia still in the “pre-application” phase of federal review. To date, EPA has only issued four Class VI permits out of Region 5, although Region 9 published a draft Class VI permit for review last year. Two of those four Class VI permits took six years to obtain.

Sep 22, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Alexis Boyd |Matthew Dobbins |Lindsay Hall

Carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) projects represent a critical pillar in many companies’ strategies to navigate the low-carbon transition. However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) delays in issuing permits authorizing CCS projects has hampered development.

May 17, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Alexis Boyd |Kelly Rondinelli |Jon Solorzano

Environmental Justice (“EJ”) continues to be a strong focus of both the federal and state governments with two major developments occurring in the past two weeks. On April 21, 2023, President Biden signed Executive Order 12898 (“Executive Order” or “Order”) — Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All — directing federal agencies to prioritize the achievement of EJ as part of their core missions.