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Q&A: The Congressional Review Act

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Jessica Bell

The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires federal agencies to submit certain final rules to both houses of Congress (and to the Government Accountability Office) before the rule can take effect. Congress has the opportunity to review and may prevent a … Continue reading →

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Modeling the Clean Power Plan

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Anjali Patel

The Clean Power Plan’s implementation costs and impact on the nation’s electric portfolio depend largely on the compliance mechanisms that states will choose to implement (or in the case of states who say no, that EPA will choose to implement). … Continue reading →

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Doubling Energy Productivity by 2030

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Jessica Bell

On September 16, the Department of Energy, the Council on Competitiveness, and the Alliance to Save Energy released Accelerate Energy Productivity 2030. This collaborative report responds to President Obama’s goal of “cut[ting] in half the energy wasted by our homes … Continue reading →

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Clean Power Plan Expected to be Published in October

Posted on September 16, 2015 by SpiegelBlog

Earlier today EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy confirmed statements made in an EPA/DOJ D.C. Circuit filing that the CPP was sent to the Federal Register on September 4, 2015, and that publication should occur in October.  Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) raised … Continue reading →

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DOE’s Quadrennial Technology Review

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Anjali Patel

On September 10, the Department of Energy released its second Quadrennial Technology Review (2015 QTR). A robust 505 pages, the 2015 QTR examines the current status of and current and future challenges facing the nation’s energy system. It also examines … Continue reading →

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