At The Podium

	Matthew A. Paque

Speaking at the 2015-2016 kickoff meeting of the Oklahoma City Mineral Lawyers Society, McAfee & Taft environmental attorney Matthew A. Paque provides an update on significant new developments in environmental law that affect the oil and gas industry. Topics include:

• Recently finalized Clean Water Rule
• New regulations to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector
• Potential challenges to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) exemption for exploration and production waste
• The Bureau of Land Management’s final rule for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands
• Update regarding the endangered species status of the Lesser Prairie Chicken