Tag: Permits

Group Sues EPA to Suspend Oil Company’s New Mexico Permits

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Jun 16, 2023 EHS Administration

Updated: Jun 16, 2023

In May, WildEarth Guardians filed suit against the EPA in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. The purpose of the suit is to compel the EPA to revise Houston-based Targas Resources Corp’s operating permits in the Permian Basin. On November 16, 2022, in response to Guardians’ petitions to the EPA, the […]

Inspector is taking notes to a notepad in front of a facility.

EHS Enforcement Begins (and Ends) with Your Permits

By Timothy P Fagan Aug 2, 2019 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Aug 2, 2019

No one looks forward to the day when the regulatory authority arrives at your facility for an inspection.  Will he or she find issues of noncompliance?  Will an enforcement action or penalty be forthcoming?  But remember, the ultimate goal of the inspector is not to write up a notice of violation but to ensure your […]

DOI Bureaus Hit with Suit over Fracking Permits

By William C. Schillaci Nov 21, 2016 Energy

Updated: Nov 21, 2016

Two environmental groups have filed a suit in a U.S. District Court against the Department of the Interior (DOI) for allegedly failing to comply with federal law regarding the impact of hydraulic fracturing and acidizing being conducted at oil production platforms in California’s Santa Barbara Channel.