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Federal Regulatory Action Update Includes More Information About Review of the Clean Power Plan

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Anjali Patel

Last week the Trump Administration posted its Spring 2017 Update to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Update) on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) website. The Update outlines … Continue reading →

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FERC’s Non-Binding Advisory Orders Not Reviewable in Court

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

Last month, in Portland General Electric Co. v. FERC, the D.C. Circuit clarified that the federal appellate courts lack jurisdiction to review non-binding, advisory orders from FERC that merely interpret provisions of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 … Continue reading →

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Litigation Update: Clean Power Plan, New Source Performance Standards, and Effluent Limitations

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

UPDATED 07.25.2018 On August 11, 2017, EPA announced in a letter that it will conduct a new rulemaking to “potentially revise the new, more stringent Best Available Technology Economically Achievable effluent limitations and Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources in the … Continue reading →

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DOE Releases Second Installment of Quadrennial Energy Review

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

After almost a year of stakeholder engagement, the DOE released the second installment of the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER 1.2).  While the first installment of the QER focused on modernizing the U.S.’s energy infrastructure, QER 1.2 addresses the interrelated issues … Continue reading →

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As New Year and Administration Change Looms, What Role Will States and Local Governments Play in Securing our Energy Future?

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Anjali Patel

This has been a busy and evolving year in the energy and environmental sector, including continued efforts on both a federal and state level to modernize the grid, the entry into force of a global agreement to reduce carbon emissions, … Continue reading →

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