RCRA Listed Hazardous Waste/K051: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes to Grant Delisting Petition
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a January 23rd Federal Register Notice proposing to grant a petition to delist up to 2,409 cubic yards of K051 API (separator sludge) from the List of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous wastes. See 88 Fed…
Power Generation/U.S. Energy Information Administration Report: Role of Wind/Solar/Nuclear/Coal/Natural Gas Over the Next Two Years
The United States Energy Information Administration published a January 19th report titled: Increasing Renewables Likely to Reduce Coal and Natural Gas Generation Over Next Two Years (“Report”) The Report addresses projections for the roles of natural gas, coal, nuclear, wind, and solar over the…
Cybercrime: A Year in Review
January 25, 2023
by Lizzi Esparza
Information security will remain a top priority for all industries in 2023. Healthcare, government, and education will likely continue to be top targets for ransomware attacks, with for-profit businesses close behind. In 2022, most breaches could be traced back to compromised employee credentials…
Effluent Guidelines/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pre-Publication Notices Program Plan 15
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-Federal Register Notice referencing the availability of preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (“Plan 15”). Section 304(m) of the Clean Water Act requires that EPA biennially publish a plan for a new and revised…
Climate Principles for Oil and Gas Mergers and Acquisitions: Environmental Defense Fund/Ceres Publishes Report
The Environmental Defense Fund and Ceres (collectively, “EDF”) have published a report titled: Tackling Transferred Emissions: Climate Principles for Oil and Gas Mergers and Acquisitions (“Report”) EDF describes the Report as the first-ever climate-related guidance for oil and gas companies…