The Environmental Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry – Fundamentals and Emerging Issues: Part 1: Overview of Environmental Regulation of the Industry and Regulation of Air Quality and Methane Emissions

This session introduces the federal environmental laws and administrative processes governing oil and gas operations, with a focus on air quality and methane regulation under the Clean Air Act.

Credit(s)

1.6

Duration

83 minutes

The environmental regulation of the oil and gas industry is among the most complex areas of federal law, touching nearly every major environmental statute, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA, the Endangered Species Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This multi-part webinar series will introduce participants to the fundamental legal and regulatory frameworks that govern the environmental regulation of oil and gas operations in the United States.

As part of his presentations, our speaker will also cover the major recent actions taken by the second Trump Administration and the new Congress to roll back and reinterpret key environmental rules, major recent court decisions, and changes in enforcement priorities at the Environmental Protection Agency that implicate the industry.

Designed for both newcomers and those who are more experienced attorneys, landmen, EHS professionals, and government agency employees who work in or with the oil and gas industry, this series taught by Colin Harris, a Chambers ranked environmental lawyer who teaches on this topic annually as a faculty member of the Oil and Gas Law Short Course, will provide a comprehensive overview of the current federal environmental regulatory landscape and its implications for oil and gas operations, compliance, and enforcement.

Part 1 of the series will provide a summary of major federal environmental laws and regulations that impact the oil and gas industry, and the administrative law process that profoundly affects how those laws and regulations are interpreted and applied. The speaker will then focus in Part 1 on the air quality regulation of new and existing oil and gas facilities and the regulation of methane emissions from oil and gas operations under the Clean Air Act.

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1.6 CLE Credits

This course has been accredited for CLE credit in Colorado. CLE credit hours shown are for Colorado only. A CLE course number for Colorado will be provided to attendees on their certificates of attendance once a course has been completed. New Mexico attorneys who complete a course must notify us (cle@rmmlf.org) because we are required to report credits for you. If this course has been approved for RPL/CPL credit with the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), the credits will be listed below in a separate section for AAPL. If applicable, Component Codes for AAPL recertification will also be provided. Please contact RMMLF if you need independent verification by the provider of your attendance or participation for CLE purposes. Except as provided above, RMMLF generally does not apply for accreditation from any other MCLE/CPD organizations for its online legal education program. Upon completion of a program a certificate of attendance will be issued to all attendees. Except as provided above, attendees must verify with their respective state bars and CPD organizations and their specific rules as to whether or not the certificate of attendance will be recognized by that body for MCLE/CPD purposes, and the number of CLE/CPD credits that may be available. The live presentation of the on-demand program has been accredited in most mandatory states as part of a larger course, but such accreditation does not assure recognition of the on-demand program.