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The rule positions the Railroad Commission of Texas as the primary permitting authority over Class VI wells and could expedite CCS projects in the state.

By Joshua T. Bledsoe, Nikki Buffa, Jennifer K. Roy, Nolan Fargo, and Samantha Yeager

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Texas’s application to assume primary enforcement responsibility, or “primacy,” for Class VI underground injection control (UIC) wells within the state. Class VI UIC wells are used for the permanent…

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation lifting moratorium on transportation of carbon dioxide by pipeline.

By Joshua T. Bledsoe, Marc T. Campopiano, Brian McCall, and Shawna Strecker

On October 10, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation aimed at boosting California’s carbon capture, removal, utilization and storage (CCUS) market. CCUS involves capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from point-sources — such as industrial facilities — transporting it, and injecting it into underground geological formations for permanent storage, enhanced oil recovery…

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The agency’s actions have significant implications for the domestic carbon capture and storage industry.

By Joshua T. Bledsoe, Nikki Buffa, Jennifer K. Roy, Nolan Fargo, and Samantha Yeager

In the same week, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took two rulemaking actions with significant implications for the domestic carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry. On September 12, 2025, EPA proposed repealing the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHG Reporting Program), under which CCS projects report their emissions…

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California’s amended LCFS Regulation took effect on July 1, 2025 as the fuel price impact debate and judicial challenges continue.

By Joshua T. Bledsoe, Tal Carmeli, and Samantha Yeager

On June 27, 2025, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the amended Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Regulation, submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to the OAL on May 16, 2025. Following OAL’s approval, CARB announced that the amendments would enter into force on…

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The agreement promises to unlock market and investment opportunities and facilitate greater UK-EU collaboration.

By Alexander Buckeridge-Hocking, Paul A. Davies, JP Sweny, Evelyne Girio, James Bee, and Isobel Moffatt

The UK and EU reached a landmark agreement at the UK-EU Summit to reintegrate their emissions trading systems (ETS) and explore the recoupling of their electricity markets. These strategic initiatives are intended to streamline operations, stabilise prices, and strengthen energy security across the UK and EU.

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EPA’s electronic mailbox is open for requests from stationary sources until March 31.

By Karl A. Karg, Stacey L. VanBelleghem, and Bruce M. Johnson

In March 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has set up an electronic mailbox to allow stationary sources to request a presidential exemption from certain standards under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

Section 112 requires EPA to establish emission standards for certain stationary sources of hazardous air pollutants. Section 112 also includes a provision that enables the president to exempt stationary sources from compliance with any standard or limitation under Section 112 for up to two years if “the President determines that the technology to implement such standard is not available and that it is in the national security interests of the United States to do so.” 42 U.S.C. § 7412(i)(4). Section 112(i)(4) also provides that such an exemption may be extended “for 1 or more additional periods, each period not to exceed 2 years.”

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Affected landowners may be able to avail themselves of certain protections under state and federal environmental laws.

By Aron Potash and Cody M. Kermanian

In the aftermath of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025, a cleanup effort is underway to facilitate the safe return of residents to their homes in Altadena and Pacific Palisades. The federal government is leading the effort in coordination with various state and local agencies, and the government has reported significant progress…

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The Commission’s proposal seeks to reshape EU Sustainability requirements by amending CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, and CBAM.

By José María Alonso, Paul A. Davies, Fabrice Fages, Michael D. Green, Nicola Higgs, David Little, Cesare Milani, Axel Schiemann, James Bee, and Toon Dictus

On 26 February 2025, the European Commission (Commission) published its much-anticipated first Omnibus Package. This first Omnibus package regarding sustainability contains a set of legislative proposals designed to…

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The Compass aims to address concerns about productivity and maintain Europe’s leading role in sustainable innovation and climate neutrality.

By Paul A. Davies, Michael D. Green, and James Bee

On 29 January 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) launched the Competitiveness Compass, a strategic initiative that builds on the work undertaken by Mario Draghi. His report, commonly known as the Draghi Report, identified that the EU could no longer rely on many of the essential elements to the…