The Environmental Policy Committee focuses on environmental and process safety issues. The Committee oversees the Council’s engagement in regulatory and legislative issues regarding environmental policies and operations. The Committee helps companies in the oil and gas industry further environmental priorities and share best practices. The Committee makes recommendations to be approved by the Policy Committee.

Activities

• Council to Comment on Changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• New PESA HSE Committee Structure
• PESA HSE Committee Educates Industry on Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
• PESA Comments on EPA Region 6 Offshore Permit

Policy

• PESA Conducted Webinar on OSHA Silica Rule Compliance
• PESA Environmental Policy Committee Meets with EPA on Regulatory Aquatic Toxicity Study
• PESA Environmental Policy Committee Leads Oilfield Service Sector’s Involvement in Regulatory Aquatic Toxicity Study
• EPA Accepts PESA’s Recommendations for New Region 6 NPDES Offshore Permit
  

Participating Companies