Month: October 2021

EPA Announces PFAS Comprehensive National Strategy

On October 18, 2021, EPA issued a news release of Administrator Reagan’s announcement of a “comprehensive Strategic Roadmap” to confront per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. According to the news release, the Roadmap has three guiding strategies: 1) increase investments in research, 2) leverage authorities to restrict PFAS chemicals from being released into the environment, and […]

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Switching from Coal to Natural Gas Leads to Declines in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

On October 6, 2021, the US EPA released greenhouse gas (GHG) data for 2020, showing decreasing GHG emissions, largely due to power plants switching fuel from coal to natural gas. While GHG emissions from oil and gas have increased in recent years, reductions from power plants offset those increases by many times. Power Plant GHG […]

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West Texas Gas Companies to Pay $3 Million to Settle Clean Air Act Case

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that five subsidiaries of West Texas Gas, Inc. (WTG) will pay more than $3 million in civil penalties “to resolve claims stemming from fatal chemical accidents and accident prevention program violations.”  They also agreed to spend up to $5 million on compliance measures. Fatalities from a 2015 Fire […]

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