
Scott Anderson
Senior Director, Energy
Work
Areas of expertise:
Oil and gas policy, oil and gas wastewater, carbon capture utilization and storage
Description
Since 2005, Scott Anderson has served as EDF’s point person on policies relating to the land and water impacts of oil and natural gas development and to the geological sequestration of carbon dioxide. Scott focuses on reducing the environmental footprint of oil and gas operations.
Background
Scott spent many years in the oil and gas industry prior to joining Environmental Defense Fund. He is the former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO). He was the long-time Secretary of the LIAISON Committee of Cooperating Oil and Gas Associations and currently is a member of the Committee of Visitors for the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin.
Professional activities
- Member, State Bar of Texas, 1979-present
- Member, Ground Water Protection Council CO2 Sequestration Committee
- Member, World Resources Institute Stakeholder Group on CCS
- Member, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force
- Member, Federal Advisory Committee on Unconventional Resources Technology
- Member, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, 1986-87, 1990-present
- Member, Texas Oilfield Cleanup Fund Advisory Committee, 2001-2003
- Council Member, State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section, 1990-1993
- Member, State Bar of Texas Standing Advisory Committee on Administrative Law, 1982-88
- Former editor of the Texas International Law Journal
Education
- B.A., University of Texas at Austin (Phi Beta Kappa)
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law
Latest pieces
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States should not weaken liability laws for CCS projects
Energy Exchange Blog, May 3, 2022 -
Update on Massive Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Leak
Source, January 14, 2016 -
Podcast on shale gas in the Appalachian Basin
Source, February 11, 2011
Press materials
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California Finalizes Important Emergency Rules in Response to Aliso Canyon Disaster
February 8, 2016 -
State Regulators Acknowledge Link Between Wastewater Injection Wells and Induced Seismicity
September 28, 2015 -
EDF Calls for New Safety Measures to Prevent Oil and Gas Explosions in Texas’ Coastal Areas
June 18, 2015 -
Texas Legislators Set State on Path toward More Pollution, Less Public Health Protection
April 30, 2015 -
After Earthquake Study, Texas Railroad Commission Takes Second Look at Disposal Wells
April 27, 2015 -
Texas House Passes HB 40 to the Detriment of Communities in Oil, Gas Fields
April 17, 2015 -
Railroad Commission Petitioned to Replace Local Oil and Gas Rules Threatened by House Bill 40
April 7, 2015 -
Texas Senate Rushes to Judgment on Bill that Would Negatively Impact Public Health and Safety
March 27, 2015