On December 13, 2018 Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) posted proposed rules for cutting smog-forming compounds based on Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Control Technique Guidelines (CTGs) for the oil and natural gas industry that the Trump administration EPA has proposed to withdraw. As reported in the January 2019 MIRATECH Emissions Monitor, Pennsylvania’s proposal […]

On March 9, 2019 Environment and Climate Change Canada published proposed Off-road Compression-Ignition (Mobile and Stationary) and Large Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations in Canada Gazette, Part I according to a March 12, 2019 DieselNet report. The proposed new emission standards apply to large spark-ignition (SI) engines and stationary compression-ignition (CI) engines. The regulations would also […]

On March 11, 2019 President Donald Trump proposed significant budget cuts to the government agencies responsible for overseeing the nation’s energy and environmental policies, including a 31 percent reduction in spending at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) according to a report from The Hill. The fiscal 2020 budget proposal to Congress titled “A Budget for […]

On February 26, 2019 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final decision to retain without changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide (SO2). EPA says its decision comes after carefully reviewing the most recent available scientific evidence and risk and exposure information and consulting with the agency’s independent […]

Colorado’s Senate Bill 181, introduced on March 1, 2019, proposes to significantly modify Colorado’s oil and gas statute and revise the local governments’ regulatory authority over the surface impacts of oil and gas development according to a March 21, 2019 Trinity Consultants report. The bill passed out of the House Finance Committee on March 25th […]