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Fourteen States Release Report on Carbon-Dioxide-Enhanced Oil Recovery

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

This month, a work group of fourteen states [link eliminated], led by Governors Matt Mead (R-WY) and Steve Bullock (D-MT), issued a report entitled Putting the Puzzle Together: State & Federal Policy Drivers for Growing America’s Carbon Capture and CO2-EOR … Continue reading →

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Outcome of Litigation Hazy for EPA’s Regional Haze Rule

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Anjali Patel

Litigation over EPA’s Regional Haze Rule Federal Implementation Plans for Texas and Oklahoma took another turn this week as EPA and the petitioners/petitioner-intervenors filed their respective status reports with the Fifth Circuit informing the Court of their unsuccessful attempt to … Continue reading →

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Handful of States Seek Review of EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule in Wisconsin v. EPA

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Amber Martin

Five states last week filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seeking review of EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS (CSAPR).  The CSAPR sets new nitrogen oxide … Continue reading →

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FERC Issues Proposed Rule on Electric Storage Resources and DER Aggregations

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

UPDATED 07.25.2018 The Storage Rule (Order No. 841) was issued February 15, 2018. At the open meeting held on November 17, 2016, FERC announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Electric Storage Participation in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations … Continue reading →

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Two Big Reports Released on November 16: the White House Decarbonization Plan and the World Energy Outlook 2016

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Anjali Patel

On November 16, the Obama Administration released its “Mid-Century Strategy for Deep Decarbonization.”  The 100-page plan lays out a detailed strategy to meet a goal of reducing by 2050 economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 80% or more below 2005 levels.  … Continue reading →

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