With Resignation, FERC Lacks Quorum To Conduct Energy Sector Permitting
"After this week, FERC will not have enough members to issue major decisions, and confirming a new regulator could take months"
Source: Utility Dive, 02/01/2017
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"Ryan Zinke Is One Step Closer To Becoming Interior Secretary"
"Rep. Ryan Zinke’s nomination to become interior secretary passed a Senate committee Tuesday, placing him one step closer to lead an agency that manages millions of acres of federal land and the natural resources under it."
Source: Washington Post, 02/01/2017
Army Orders Easement For Construction Of Dakota Access Pipeline
"Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., says the acting secretary of the army has directed the Corps of Engineers to proceed with the easement for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline."
Source: NPR, 02/01/2017
"Florida Fracking Ban Bill Draws Bipartisan Support"
"Florida lawmakers have debated fracking regulations for years, but a new bill would end the debate and has Republican and Democratic support."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/31/2017
"Trial Over TVA's Storage Of Coal Ash Begins"
"An expert told a federal judge in Nashville on Monday that a Gallatin power plant released more coal ash pollutants in an eight-year period than the 2008 in coal ash spill in Kingston and the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico."
Source: Nashville Tennessean, 01/31/2017
Trump's Promise to Pay for Infrastructure With Fossil Revenue Is Iffy
"Among the fuzzy pledges President Trump has made in his energy plans, his idea to pay for a $1 trillion public infrastructure program with a bonanza of fossil fuel mining and drilling revenue stands out as particularly far-fetched."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/31/2017
"House Plans Votes To Kill 5 Obama Rules"
"House Republicans are beginning the process this week of throwing several landmark Obama administration rules into the fire. And the Senate could follow suit within days."
Source: E&E Daily, 01/31/2017
"New York Approves a 90 MW Wind Farm Off The Coast Of Long Island"
"On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state had approved a 90 MW offshore wind farm to be installed off the coast of Long Island. That would make what will be called the South Fork Wind Farm the biggest offshore wind farm in the US."
Source: Ars Technica, 01/30/2017
"Social Media Blackout Hits Department Of Energy Renewables Team"
"Employees working in a Department of Energy solar program were ordered this week not to share anything about their work on private or professional social media accounts, ThinkProgress has learned."
Source: Think Progress, 01/27/2017
"Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Will Be Built Off Long Island"
"Seeking to meet growing electric demand in the Hamptons with renewable energy, the Long Island Power Authority approved the nation’s largest offshore wind farm on Wednesday, set for the waters between the eastern tip of Long Island and Martha’s Vineyard."
Source: NY Times, 01/27/2017
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