Media Coverage
Source: Law360
Media Coverage
04.22.15
The EPA's aggressive push to regulate pollution from gas and oil extraction facilities means that companies must start investing now in new technology or risk a fate like Noble Energy Inc.'s, which agreed to pay $73 million to settle with the agency over toxic chemical leaks. The case highlights the EPA’s national initiative to reduce public health and environmental impacts. Experts warn others in the sector to take notice.
Washington, DC, environmental partner Matthew Morrison said he thinks the Noble settlement is a good example of the types of case resolutions the EPA and the Department of Justice will require in the future. "I think it's very prudent for companies to be utilizing and employing the same advanced monitoring equipment that the agency is increasingly using," said Morrison. "If the companies want to see what the agency will be looking for, or the types of scientific information it will have at its fingertips, I think it would be a good investment to consider purchasing and training staff on the same types of technology." Click here for the full article.