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EPA Posts New Webpage Outlining Deregulatory Actions; Other Organizations Also Tracking

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Anjali Patel

Earlier this week EPA announced over Twitter that it was launching a new website detailing the deregulatory actions that it is taking to implement Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs (“One-in, Two-out”). EPA’s new website provides a … Continue reading →

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National Academies Report Calls for Coordinated Approach to Improve Power Grid’s Security and Resilience

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

Last week, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) issued a pre-publication report focused on identifying and developing strategies to increase the power system’s resilience in the face of events that cause large-area, long-term duration blackouts.  The report, … Continue reading →

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Senate Confirms Pruitt as EPA Administrator

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

The United States Senate voted to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator this afternoon, by a vote of 52-46. The vote took place as scheduled and fell largely along party lines. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) was the … Continue reading →

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Congress to Examine Modernizing Energy and Environmental Policy

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

This week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is turning its attention to the modernization of energy and environmental policies.  Its Subcommittee on Energy and Subcommittee on Environment will hold separate hearings, and both of these hearings will address, among … Continue reading →

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Congress Targets CSAPR, Stream Protection Rule, and Methane Rule with CRA

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

UPDATED 03.02.2017 to reflect that H.J. Res. 38 became Pub. L. 115-5. Congress took action last week toward repealing the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update (CSAPR Update), the Stream Protection Rule, and the Methane and Waste Protection Rule, all using … Continue reading →

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