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Natural Gas Generation Predicted to Emit More CO2 Than Coal in 2016

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Jessica Bell

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has predicted that energy-associated CO2 emissions from natural gas will be greater than those from coal for the first time since 1972.  While coal is more carbon-intensive than natural gas, changes in generation mix have … Continue reading →

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Fifth Circuit Grants Stay of EPA’s Implementation of Regional Haze Rule

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

On July 15, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a judicial stay on EPA’s Regional Haze Rule federal implementation plan for Texas and Oklahoma.  Unlike the Clean Power Plan, the Regional Haze Rule does not … Continue reading →

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California Carbon Capture Project Meets Its End

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Jessica Bell

EPA’s New Source Performance Standards for new power plants finalized a standard based on highly efficient supercritical pulverized coal with partial carbon capture and storage (CCS), a change from the proposed standard based on integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) with partial … Continue reading →

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MISO Analyzes Impacts to Coal, Renewables Resulting from Emissions Reductions

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Amber Martin

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) predicts that efforts to reduce utility-sector emissions will result in major coal retirements in the future and the need for significant changes in renewable development, regardless of the fate of the CPP in the … Continue reading →

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Oregon Passes Law to Phase Out Coal by 2030, Increase Reliance on Renewables

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Amber Martin

UPDATED 3.14.2016 to reflect Governor Kate Brown’s signing of the bill In an historic move, last Wednesday, March 2, 2016, the Oregon Senate Oregon has passed enacted the Clean Energy and Coal Transition Act, also known as SB 1547, directing … Continue reading →

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