In an order issued Monday, January 8, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously terminated the rulemaking proceeding it previously initiated in response to a directive issued last fall by U.S. Department of...more
1/12/2018
/ Coal Industry ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
ISOs ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Power Grid ,
Power Plants ,
Proposed Rules ,
RTO ,
Rulemaking Process
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia last week vacated and remanded a 2016 Order by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that had authorized construction and operation of the Southeast Market Pipelines...more
8/30/2017
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Agency Deference ,
Appeals ,
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Sierra Club ,
Standard of Review
On August 3, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Clean Power Plan, the Obama Administration’s landmark effort to limit carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants...more
8/11/2015
/ Air Pollution ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Compliance ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Obama Administration ,
Pollution Control ,
Power Plants
Background -
Section 111 of the Clean Air Act authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to set “new source performance standards” (NSPS) for selected categories of air pollution sources. These standards must...more