FERC Won't Consider Big Climate Change Effects in Pipeline Reviews -
"FERC's three Republican commissioners issued the surprise ruling as part of an otherwise routine decision on a pipeline upgrade proposed by the utility giant Dominion."
Why this is important: A GOP majority FERC opinion holds that federal law does not require the commission to consider the upstream and downstream greenhouse gas emission impact in pipeline reviews. Accordingly, FERC appears to be saying it will no longer make broad evaluations concerning the impact of climate change when it approves interstate pipelines....
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