Jon Niermann expects to assist project developers with permitting at Vinson & Elkins and to defend clients in enforcement actions.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued the air permit for Competitive Power Ventures’ (CPV) planned 1,350 MW combined-cycle natural gas power plant currently in advanced stages of development, with financing expected late in the second quarter of this year.

By CorpGov Editorial Staff Vinson & Elkins has hired Jon Niermann, former chairman of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), as a partner in its Austin office. Mr. Niermann is a longstanding public servant,

The new rule modernizes some aspects of commercial oilfield waste disposal and recycling. But rules for burying oilfield waste on private property remain limited.

Fort Bend County officials and residents have won a small victory in their battle against an incoming concrete crushing plant.

Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot.

This week the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is accepting final comments on pending rulemaking (Rule Project Number 2024-027-113-AI) to establish new methane requirements for oil and

Jon Niermann joined Vinson & Elkins partner in its environmental practice in Austin, the firm announced Monday.

Members of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality last week voted unanimously to grant a motion by Fort Bend County to deny a permit application for a proposed concrete and

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality recently notified the City of Big Spring that the public water system has exceeded the maximum containment level for total trihalomethanes, with levels one-hundredth milligrams per liter above federal requirements.

Orders pulled back approval of new wind leases, lifted restrictions on resource extraction and cut off money dedicated to electric vehicle charging. Their legality may be challenged, but climate advocates are preparing for the worst.

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