Concerns over FERC’s legal authority to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions came up throughout the commission’s technical conference on GHG mitigation.

A U.S. Senate committee hearing featuring FERC commissioners focused on issues outside of FERC’s jurisdiction, including Democrats’ energy proposals.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals found fault with reviews by FERC on climate and environmental justice issues for planned LNG projects in Texas.

At a hearing before the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, speakers discussed modernizing the grid & the steps necessary to decarbonize the U.S.

Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality proposed easing environmental reviews under NEPA, calling for tighter deadlines and more formal cooperation.

The D.C. Circuit left it up to a lower court to decide whether Dominion should be forced to tear down a transmission line it built crossing the James River.

Democrat Cheryl LaFleur joined FERC’s 2 Republicans to approve the Calcasieu Pass LNG export terminal, signaling a compromise on how to compute greenhouse gas emissions.

FERC received about 2,000 comments on its Notice of Inquiry about how it balances natural gas pipeline project benefits against adverse consequences.

The Republican majority at FERC narrowed the circumstances under which it will estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from natural gas pipeline projects.

FERC will open a 60-day comment period on potential changes to its policy statement on the permitting of natural gas pipelines.