STRONGER has developed a brief survey to gather input on topics that may be included in an update to the Air Quality Guidelines. Responses are sought by June 30, 2018. The Guidelines development process relies on volunteer subject-matter experts who share their knowledge in a consensus-driven, multi-stakeholder framework. STRONGER’s Air Quality Guidelines were developed in 2014 and have been used […]

STRONGER has published its State Review Report of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Air Pollution Control Division’s (APCD) oil and gas air quality program. The Air Quality Review is the third State Review for Colorado, following the state’s Initial Review in 1996 and Hydraulic Fracturing Review in 2011. In September 2017, a Review Team representing state, environmental, and […]

Tom Stewart, former Executive Vice President of the Ohio Oil & Gas Association (OOGA), has retired from the STRONGER Board of Directors. Mr. Stewart joined the Board in 2001 and served for 16 years, retiring at the end of 2017. Mr. Stewart had retired from OOGA in December of 2014. He was recognized by his colleagues […]

The STRONGER Board of Directors has approved publication of the 2017 Edition Guidelines. The 2017 Edition includes new guidance for pipelines used to transport produced water in Section 11 (Reused and Recycled Fluids), as well as updates to the worker protection criteria of Section 7 (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material). STRONGER looks forward to conducting state reviews […]

A multi-stakeholder workgroup convened by the STRONGER Board of Directors has developed draft guidelines addressing produced water pipelines in upstream oil and gas operations. The workgroup began by submitting a survey to state oil and gas environmental regulatory agencies to gather information and identify the general regulatory baseline for these pipelines. The draft guidelines language is […]

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has volunteered for an Air Quality review of the Air Pollution Control Division’s (APCD) oil and gas requirements. This will be the first STRONGER Air Quality State Review for the state of Colorado. STRONGER commends CDPHE for volunteering and looks forward to publishing its report of the APCD’s […]

The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME) has developed a document detailing their responses to the recommendations of the 2016 STRONGER Follow-Up Review. The response document has been added to the Virginia Follow-Up Report as a new appendix, and the updated report is available now. STRONGER Executive Director Ryan Steadley said of the response, […]

STRONGER has updated its Spanish 2015 Edition Guidelines for improved accuracy and readability. The Spanish Guidelines will be used in outreach efforts to share environmental protection strategies for sustainable hydrocarbon resource development abroad. Spanish borrows and includes words in English into every day speech and industry specific vocabulary. To the accommodate industry terminology and provide the reader with […]

State Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations, Inc. (STRONGER) seeks a strategic consultant to conduct an evaluation of the organization that will help guide it’s planning for the future. The purpose of the evaluation is to engage internal (Board of Directors, Administrative Support Staff) and external (state and federal environmental regulators, the oil […]

State Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations, Inc. (STRONGER), a national, multi-stakeholder organization that provides evaluation and consultation services to state oil and gas environmental regulatory programs, has published its report of the Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy (DMME) Division of Gas and Oil (DGO) and Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) […]