Final Rulemaking Package Submitted for California Intervenor and AHB Fairness and Accountability Regulations
April 21, 2026
by Jerry Zimmerman
On April 20, 2026, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara submitted the final rulemaking package for the Intervenor and Administrative Hearing Bureau (AHB) Fairness and Accountability regulations (REG-2025-00006) to the Office of Administrative Law for final review. These regulations…
Regulatory Transformation Workshop/United States Army Corps of Engineers: May 12th Workshop in Little Rock, Arkansas
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) Little Rock District announced in an April 10th news release that it will hold a regulatory transformation workshop (“Workshop”) on May 12th. The Workshop will be held at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Corps…
Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Order Denying Objection to Weld County, Colorado Oil and Natural Gas Production Facility
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a January 6th Order Denying a petition objecting to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit (“Permit”) for Highpoint Operating Corporation (“Highpoint”). See Petition No. VIII-2025-29. The relevant facility is…
Air/Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Ascension Parish Oil and Gas Facility Enter Into Settlement Agreement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Infinity Oil and Gas, L.L.C. (“Infinity”) entered into a March 31st Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of the Louisiana hazardous waste regulations and an air permit. The SA provides that Infinity owns and/or…
Guidance on Streamlining Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit Renewals: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Guidance
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on April 16th a guidance document titled: Guidance on Streamlining Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit Renewals (“Guidance”). The Guidance is transmitted from Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Aaron Szabo to the…