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Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Recent news that the Democrats flipped both U.S. Senate seats in Georgia’s run-off election means that the Democrats have enough votes to add the Congressional Review Act (CRA)[1] to the tools that could be used to advance President-elect Joe Biden’s regulatory agenda through the repeal of recent Trump administrative actions. The CRA is a desirable tool because it can reverse actions of the prior administration without the time and resources necessary to do so through traditional rulemaking. But what considerations might Congress and the Biden admini...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... As President Joe Biden was sworn into office Wednesday, his inauguration signaled a dramatic shift in environmental policy and impacts to the oil and gas industry. A group of congresspeople urged the incoming administration to enact tougher restrictions on air pollution created by oil and gas production. The group of 23 Senate Democrats were led by Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico in penning a le...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... New Mexico’s and the world’s oil and gas industry saw dramatic fluctuations in 2020 as the COVID-19 health crisis led to travel and business restrictions that brought on an historic decline in fuel demand and the value of fossil fuels. The industry appeared on the mend in recent months as a vaccine for COVID-19 drew closer to becoming available, and oil prices began to recover. But Earthworks F...