South Coast Air Quality Management District Approves California’s First New Fracking Rule
Rick R. Rothman,Julia E. Stein, April 26, 2013
The focus on regulation of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has increased in California during recent months. The Department of Conservation’s Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (“DOGGR”) has been holding workshops for interested parties to discuss Governor...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Updates Clean Air Act Standards for Flares and Process Heaters at Petroleum Refineries
Colleen P. Doyle,Michael S. McDonough,Brian Moskal,Clara Maria Poffenberger,Rick R. Rothman, October 5, 2012
On Sept. 12, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule under the New Source Performance Standards (“NSPS”) of the Clean Air Act governing newly constructed, reconstructed or modified flares and process heaters at petroleum refineries. EPA...

CARB Proposes Amendments to State Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
David K. Brown,Michael S. McDonough,Rick R. Rothman,Edward L. Strohbehn, August 21, 2012
On Aug. 1, 2012, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released proposed amendments to the mandatory reporting requirements of its statewide climate change regulations (AB 32).