Environmental Regulations

NYDEC
FERC Upholds New York Denial of Constitution Pipeline
FERC refused Constitution Pipeline’s request to find that New York regulators had failed to act in a timely manner on the company’s water permit application.
CAISO
CAISO Bid for Western RTO to Face Competition in 2018
The Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) expanded its footprint and ambitions in 2017 while new suitors lined up to compete with CAISO as the vehicle for a Western RTO.
Port of Monroe
Penalty Review Denied, DTE Faces Friendlier EPA
The U.S. Supreme Court denied DTE’s petition to review an environmental penalty against one its coal plants over increased emissions.
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New York Hashes out Details of Carbon Policy
New York’s Integrating Public Policy Task Force (IPPTF) held its first technical conference on carbon pricing in NYISO's markets.
Pruitt Confirms EPA Working on CPP Replacement
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt told the House Environment Subcommittee that the agency is working on a replacement to the Clean Power Plan.
No Unanimity in ‘Coal Country’ Hearing on CPP Repeal
Public hearings on the repeal of the EPA Clean Power Plan provided a stage for coal industry supporters to blast the Obama administration.
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New York Stakeholders Question Carbon Pricing Process
Stakeholders told New York and NYISO officials they are concerned about the transparency and aim of the process being laid out to integrate carbon pricing.
Former VP Gore Lauds Texas Town’s Environmental Efforts
Former Vice President Al Gore gave a now famous presentations on climate change at the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance’s GridNEXT conference.
California Enviros Debate Priorities for Policy Report
A biennial policy report by California energy planners has some environmentalists calling for even more aggressive priorities — such as phasing out utility-scale renewable projects.
ISO-NE Planning Advisory Commitee Briefs: Oct. 18, 2017
ISO-NE will revise the scope of its 2027 transmission needs assessments after stakeholders raised questions about the study’s dispatch modeling.

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