Michael Vitris

Key Takeaways - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to intervene in a Clean Air Act (CAA) citizen suit and dismiss the case, even though the government did not file its own enforcement action....more On April 14, Beveridge & Diamond’s Texas Environmental Law Roundtable convened a wide-ranging group of attorneys, regulators, industry representatives, and nonprofit stakeholders in Houston to examine how federal policy...more On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Texas’s application for Class VI UIC primacy, giving the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) primary enforcement authority over CO₂ sequestration wells...more What Happened - Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, recently introduced legislation that would eliminate citizen suits under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA). The Fair...more