Nathan Campbell

May 30, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Nathan Campbell |Jason G. Fleischer |Jeremy C. Marwell

On May 1, 2024, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published the final version of Phase 2 of its National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) rulemaking (“Phase 2 Rule”).1 The Phase 2 Rule is the culmination of the Biden administration’s two-step rulemaking to unwind many of the Trump administration’s changes to the NEPA regulations and to apply the current administration’s approach to “simplify and modernize” the NEPA review process.

May 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Nathan Campbell |Corinne V. Snow |Patrick Traylor

On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published the final version of its revisions to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (“GHGRP”) regulations for the oil and gas sector, often referred to as “Subpart W.” EPA’s revisions are driven in large part by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”), which both imposed a waste emissions charge (“WEC”) on excess methane emissions at facilities that emit more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (“CO2e”),...

May 14, 2024 | velaw.com | Corinne V. Snow |Nathan Campbell

By Corinne Snow and Nathan Campbell On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published the final version of its revisions to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (“GHGRP”) regulations for the oil and gas sector, often referred to as “Subpart W.” EPA’s revisions are driven in large part by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”), which both imposed a waste emissions charge (“WEC”) on excess methane emissions at facilities that emit more than 25,000 metric tons of...

May 1, 2024 | velaw.com | Brandon Tuck |Corinne V. Snow |Nathan Campbell

The final Phase 2 Rule largely mirrors its proposed version, and despite concerns raised by commentors, it continues to include provisions that could increase regulatory burdens for many energy projects, including the green energy and transmission projects the current administration has expressed strong preferences for advancing.

Jun 29, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Nathan Campbell |Matthew Dobbins |John Geilman

June 29, 2023 Nathan Campbell, Matthew Dobbins, John Geilman, George Hopkins, Kelly Rondinelli Vinson & Elkins LLP + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “the Agency”) this week released its final Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) “Set Rule”.1 As explained in our prior article, the Set Rule represents a new period for the RFS, with EPA no longer bound by statutory...