EPA’s recently issued Clean Power Plan affects every state differently.
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EPA’s Clean Power Plan: A Regional Analysis
By Tara Garcia, Daniel Kelly-Stallings, Alyssa A. Moir, William Moltz, Michael O'Neill | K&L Gates LLPSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
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NERA Economic Consulting has a new study warning of potentially dire economic impacts from continued implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), as written into law by Congress. NERA set up its study that way for good reasons: Despite abundant evidence that RFS mandates for ever-increasing ethanol use in the nation’s fuel supply are detached… Keep reading →
EPA Back In Court Over Clean Power Plan, Is This Challenge Of The Final Rule Premature As Well?
By Brian Heslin | Moore & Van Allen PLLC
Since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed Clean Power Plan in June 2014, the agency has faced fierce opposition from states and companies.
3 Ways Solar Energy Programs Are Helping Achieve President Obama’s Climate Goals
By Minh Le | U.S. Department of Energy
Since President Obama took office in 2009, U.S. solar energy capacity has grown more than twenty-fold. And solar stands to grow even more — with renewable energy capacity in the U.S. slated to reach as much as 28 percent by 2030. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan, announced earlier this year, is an… Keep reading →
Energy And Climate Happenings – Overview For The Remainder Of 2015
By David Leiter, Sarah Litke | Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology Matters
The Obama Administration’s release of the final Clean Power Plan kicked off a busy second half of the year for climate and energy policy issues.
Moving Beyond A Give-And-Take Energy Policy
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Earlier this year at the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) annual conference in Washington, ClearView Energy Partners’ Christine Tezak described the Obama administration’s energy policy as “give a little, take a little,” further characterizing it as “transitioning from scarcity to adequacy.” It’s accurate. Handed a generational opportunity by America’s energy revolution to advance U.S. economic… Keep reading →
Cross-Border Infrastructure And Presidential Permits
By Todd Griset | PretiFlaherty
A recent report casts doubt on whether proposed federal legislation would actually accelerate decisions on the siting of cross-border energy infrastructure.
Six Things The Private Sector Should Know About EPA’s Final Vapor Intrusion Guidance
By Todd Fracassi, Andrea Hayden, William J. Walsh | Pepper Hamilton LLP
The cumulative impact of the EPA guidance is to require the generation of more data.
Government Barriers To A Secure Energy Future
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Two items from the weekend help sharpen the focus a strategic choice before Americans as they look to the future: Which energy path will we take? One path leads to increased domestic energy development. It’s typified by safe and responsible oil and natural gas production that harnesses America’s energy wealth to create jobs, grow the… Keep reading →
Game Time For Fixing The Gas Industry’s Achilles Heel
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
As the dog days of summer expire and football season approaches, many sports fans will anxiously scan their favorite team’s rosters for training camp injuries–finding everything from the innocuous, to the dreaded torn Achilles that already sidelined several pro players for the season’s start. When it comes to the energy industry, methane emissions loom as… Keep reading →
