Environmental and Regulatory Support

Regulatory complexity is not a side issue — it is often the thing that determines whether a capital project happens, how long it takes, and what it costs. USESG brings deep federal and state permitting expertise built over careers in energy infrastructure, environmental compliance, and natural resource management.

We integrate regulatory milestones into operational plans from the start — not as a separate workstream to be managed after the fact. Our value is in preventing the delays and surprises that erode project returns and stall critical timelines.

We cover strategy, permitting and compliance associated with the following National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) topics integral to FID and Operations:

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) environmental reports and Sections 7(C), 3, 2.55 and 1.57(F); 
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (DOT PHMSA);
• United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sections 404 and 10 and wetland mitigation; 
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Sections 7 and 10 for threatened and endangered (T&E) (including the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Golden Eagle Protection Act); 
• National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting and compliance;
• Section 106 for cultural resource impacts through the State Historical Preservation Offices and tribal consultations;
• Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) for linear transmission projects; 
• State/local natural resource agencies negotiations and advocacy;
  Management of RCRA and CERCLA underground storage tank (UST) and groundwater remediation projects;
• Title V air permit high lever oversight; and,
• Subsurface permitting associated with natural gas exploration and production;
• New technology development;
• Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) projects;
• Data Center Siting.