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CEQ Releases Guidance on Incorporating Climate Change Considerations into NEPA Review

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Anjali Patel

UPDATED 08.05.2016 with link to Federal Register notice. On August 2, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced the release of Final Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate … Continue reading →

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Last Day for Petitions for Review of EPA’s Denial of Reconsideration of NSPS

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

July 5, 2016 marks the last day for petitions for judicial review of EPA’s decision to deny reconsideration of the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for CO2 emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed power plants.  Last month, the D.C. Circuit … Continue reading →

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FERC Approves Aggregation of Distributed Energy Resources in CAISO

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

One of the key drivers in the push for grid modernization is the rise of distributed energy resources (DERs). DERs are generally smaller power generators, and their small size has created challenges to the integration of these resources into the … Continue reading →

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EPA Declines to Reconsider New Source Performance Standards

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Jessica Bell

UPDATED 05.06.2016 EPA’s decision was published in the Federal Register on May 6, 2016. On April 29, EPA released its denial of five petitions for reconsideration of the New Source Performance Standards, filed by Utility Air Regulatory Group, American Electric Power, Ameren … Continue reading →

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The New Normal for the Clean Power Plan

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Jessica Bell

Following the Supreme Court’s February 9 decision to stay the Clean Power Plan, a new line has been drawn between states that nonetheless plan to move forward with developing a compliance strategy and those that have halted any such efforts … Continue reading →

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