EPA to Restrict Scientific Advisers Who Get Agency Grants -
"Pruitt did not say how restrictive the policy would be. But it has the potential to greatly reduce the body of expert scientists who could serve on the boards...more
10/28/2017
/ China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Grants ,
FERC ,
GAO ,
Global Economy ,
Natural Gas ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Power Grid ,
Scientific Research ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Tribal Lands ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Farm
Groundbreaking Held for New Methanol Plant in Kanawha County, West Virginia -
"US Methanol expects it will open its first American facility, Liberty One, in mid-2018, which will be capable of producing 200,000 metric tons...more
9/9/2017
/ Australia ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Croatia ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Extensions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Methane ,
MSHA ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Power Grid ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Russia ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
This is our second installment of Currents - our weekly energy news e-blast where we deliver the week's top energy news stories and our synopsis of why those stories are important from a legal perspective.
- Appeals Court...more
9/2/2017
/ Appeals ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Drilling Waste Disposal ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Gas Royalties ,
Information Reports ,
Local Ordinance ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Preemption ,
Reclamation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sale of Assets ,
Scientific Research ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Stabilization Issues ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power