In a 5-4 ruling decided on June 29, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court in PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC v. New Jersey et al. affirmed the rights of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-certified pipelines seeking to use eminent...more
7/2/2021
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Easements ,
Eminent Domain ,
FERC ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas Act ,
PennEast Pipeline Co. v New Jersey ,
Right of Way ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently invited public comment on environmental justice matters it may consider in future natural gas pipeline certificate proceedings, reopening a three-year-old notice and...more
3/3/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Determination of Need (DoN) ,
Electricity ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Environmental Justice ,
FERC ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas Act ,
Notice of Inquiry ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Policy Statement ,
Property Owners ,
Public Comment ,
Public Policy ,
Social Justice Issues ,
Utilities Sector
• The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has unanimously voted to open a new Notice of Inquiry seeking input on whether – and, if so, how – it should update its existing policies and procedures for reviewing and issuing...more
4/27/2018
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Eminent Domain ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
Land Owners ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Notice of Inquiry ,
Oil & Gas ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Section 7 ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. Department of Energy’s recently-proposed grid resiliency rule offers new hope for nearly-extinct coal plants and endangered nuclear power plants operating in competitive organized wholesale power markets and, if...more
10/11/2017
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Clean Power Plan ,
Coal Industry ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Regulatory Commission ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Action ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Power Grid ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Trump Administration ,
Wholesale
The huge unknown about President-Elect Donald Trump's energy plans is in electric power. Whatever he decides, with a unified Republican Congress behind him, he has the ability to shape federal electric policy in the coming...more
12/7/2016
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Coal ,
Coal Ash ,
Coal Industry ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Trump Administration