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.

May 2, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Alexis Boyd |Matthew Dobbins |Lindsay Hall

Drivers for CCSCCS is increasingly seen as critical for not just corporations but the global community to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a goal called for by the Paris Agreement to avoid potential adverse impacts from climate change. Except in limited circumstances, the UIC program requires a Class VI permit for CCS.

Apr 26, 2023 | velaw.com | Simon Willis |Alexis Boyd |Matthew Dobbins |Lindsay Hall

Texas’ most recent amendments to its CCS regulations became effective on September 11, 2023. The amendments cover a variety of areas, ranging from clarifying the definition of anthropogenic sources of CO2 that can be sequestered in a Class VI well, evidence required to establish pore space ownership, as well as new test well and mechanical integrity requirements, amongst others.