Environmental Regulations

New England Clean Energy Legislative Roundup
The New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) held its annual review of energy and environmental bills the New England states took action on this year.
New England Women Talk Climate Change, Resilience
Participants at the New England Women in Energy and the Environment’s 4th annual panel discussion discussed the challenges of climate change.
National Fuel Gas
FERC Flooded with Comments on Pipeline Permitting
FERC received about 2,000 comments on its Notice of Inquiry about how it balances natural gas pipeline project benefits against adverse consequences.
Deep Carbon Cuts in Midwest Possible by 2050, Group Says
A new report by the Midcontinent Power Sector Collaborative says the midcontinent region could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80-95% from 2005 levels.
Massachusetts Seeks Input on Energy Plans
Massachusetts officials held three hearings across the state to get public input ahead of a September release of the state's Comprehensive Energy Plan.
NY Sets Carbon Pricing Timeline, Reviews Progress
NYISO said Monday that it could implement carbon pricing in New York’s wholesale electricity markets no earlier than the second quarter of 2021.
Fort Churchill Generating Station, NVEnergy
EIM OKs ‘Simple’ GHG Compliance Plan
CAISO EIM officials approved a proposal to prevent market participants outside Ca. from skirting the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) compliance obligations.
Appellate Court Rejects Challenge to FERC Funding
The D.C. Circuit rejected the claim that FERC is incented to award pipeline certificates because it collects its operating expenses from regulated parties.
NYISO
New York Looks at Carbon Price Impact on LBMPs
NYISO presented stakeholders details on how a carbon charge would affect locational-based marginal prices and imports and exports.
ZEV Taskforce
Nine States Call for Rules to Boost ZEVs
Nine states rolled out a plan pushing for wider adoption of policies that would accelerate the use of zero-emission vehicles.

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