Regulatory Updates

EPA Releases Clean Water Act Facility Response Plan Rule

This Regulatory Update is the first in a series summarizing the Rule and how it may affect your facility.

Clearing the Haze: Understanding the FCA’s New Greenwashing Rules

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its final guidance for an anti-green washing rule as part of its Policy Statement on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels (PS24.16), marking a significant step to curtail misleading sustainability-related claims.

New NERC Standards Help Protect Against Cyber Attacks

As part of NERC’s ongoing effort to bolster Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) requirements and enable the implementation of a security improvement concept known as virtualization.

PFOA and PFOS Are Now CERCLA Hazardous Substances

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revised40 CFR Part 302 and designated two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural isomers – as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).

PM2.5 Annual NAAQS Revised

The U.S. EPA issued a final rule based on its reconsideration of its 2020 decision to retain the primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM) without revision.

NERC Compliance Success Through a Corporate Community Approach

EPA Issues Regulations for Oil and Natural Gas Sector Tank Emissions

Storage Vessel or Tank Battery Operators Must Reduce Emissions by 95%.

What Companies Need to Know About the Approved CSDDD

On April 24, 2024, the European Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

NERC Proposes Changes to Registration Criteria for Inverter Based Resources (IBRs)

NERC has submitted for FERC approval new compliance criteria for the registration of IBRs as part of continuing efforts to address reliability risks. It is critical for renewable energy developers, generation owners and transmission owners to understand the potential implications for interconnection studies and interconnection queues.