A P-13 water well is a former oil or gas well converted for freshwater production through a process administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC). The arrangement can serve both the operator and the landowner: the operator avoids some…
On August 3, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published its proposed 2027 Construction General Permit (CGP). The proposed permit, if finalized, will replace the existing 2022 CGP that will expire on February 17, 2027.[1] The CGP applies directly in…
On November 20, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps, together the “Agencies”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) in the Federal Register to revise the definition of “waters of the…
On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) primacy over the Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) program, authorizing Texas to assume primary permitting and enforcement authority for carbon capture and storage…
In a ruling with sweeping implications for New York’s climate policy, an Albany trial court ordered the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC or Department) to issue long-overdue regulations under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, known as…
On October 16, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) issued the Residential Lead Directive for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program Facilities (the “Directive”). This guidance addresses lead-contaminated soil on…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to propose, by 2026, a rule revising the definition of “begin actual construction” under the Clean Air Act’s (CAA) New Source Review (NSR) regulations. This threshold determines when a new or…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reaffirmed its 2024 decision to designate two PFAS chemicals—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)—as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). In a September 2025 court filing,…
On July 18, 2025, the Texas Third Court of Appeals in Austin dismissed a constitutional challenge to the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act[1] (the “Act”) on standing grounds, declining to address whether the Act’s sweeping preemption of local regulations across multiple…
On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, No. 23-975, 605 U.S. ___ (2025), sharply limiting the scope of environmental review obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)….
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