Happy Tuesday!
Well, we blogged about the EPA’s
impending Methane Rules, and it made the News again last week.
Did anyone see
The Houston Chronicle’s Business Section on October 5, 2024, they
reprinted an article from the Associated Press titled, “Justices leave 2
Biden rules in place – Environmental regulations aimed at reducing methane and
mercury are kept by high court”? In the
article, it speaks on how on Friday the U.S. Supreme Court left the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) methane and mercury rules on the books, and there
were no dissents. The Methane Rule turns
the heat up on the oil and gas industry in particular current and new oil and
gas wells, and the gases which escape by leaks.
The rule requires the company to replace or repair the equipment involved
in the leak and to inspect regularly or a Methane Fee will be imposed on the
company (See our Blog in December 2023 for details.). The EPA rules will phase out flaring which
is a standard practice to rid of natural gas from wells. The two rules will have implications on the oil
and gas industry no matter the size of the company!
The high court
ruled on another EPA regulation which involved mercury and other unsafe
emissions from power plants which may cause problems to the public’s health; they allowed the
rule to go into effect. The high court
still has to rule on a third EPA rule regarding greenhouse gases from
coal-fired power plants. We hope these
new rules help improve the public’s health and help us attain our goals of
reducing greenhouse gases! If we hear
anything else on these topics, we will surely post any new pertinent information.
If you would like to read more of Associated
Press’ article for free on Microsoft Start, please click the link: Supreme Court leaves in place two Biden environmental regulations (msn.com).
If you would
like to see some suggested equipment from the EPA to reduce
emissions, please click the link: Methane Mitigation Technologies Platform | US EPA.
If you would
like help in looking into how to clean up your emissions and pollutants in your
terminal or pipeline to comply with the new rules or see what’s beneath your
feet to help your emissions, contact us via the email in the blog and check out
our ESC's website!
We hope you have a wonderful evening and a great week!
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Press’ article. **