Ever since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved its new gas pipeline policy statement last month, the gas industry and…
It’s no secret that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s reviews of gas pipelines and export facilities need an…
NRDC, the Sustainable FERC Project, and more than 50 other organizations sent a clear message today to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: FERC…
Climate Change• FERC• Gas• LNG• Pipelines
FERC Takes a Step Forward on Environmental Impacts
March 22, 2021The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission took an important and positive step forward regarding its consideration of a gas…
Climate Change• FERC• Gas• LNG• Markets• Pipelines• Renewable Energy• Transmission
FERC Can Lead the Way on Clean Energy
January 21, 2021Yesterday President Biden named Rich Glick to be the new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the nation’s energy regulator. After years in…
The United States—the world’s top producer of natural gas—extracts far more gas than we need to satisfy domestic…
FERC• Gas• Pipelines• South
Three Lessons Learned from the Axed Atlantic Coast Pipeline
July 6, 2020Dominion Energy and Duke Energy have announced that they are cancelling their beleaguered, billions-over-budget boondoggle, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. This…
FERC• Gas• Litigation• LNG• Pipelines• West
NRDC Sues FERC over Unlawful Jordan Cove LNG Project
May 28, 2020This blog was authored by NRDC fellow Alison Gocke, who has worked with Gillian on the Jordan Cove…
FERC• Gas• Litigation• Pipelines• South
SCOTUS Debrief: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline Cowpasture Case
February 25, 2020The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday on whether the Atlantic Coast Pipeline can lawfully cross the Appalachian…
FERC• Gas• Litigation• Pipelines• South
A Walk in the Woods: Pipelines and the Appalachian Trail
January 22, 2020By Gillian Giannetti, Staff Attorney and Sharon Buccino, Director of Nature Program Land Division at NRDC You may…
It’s been almost two years since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced that it would take a fresh look at…
FERC• Gas• LNG• Pipelines• West
Three Strikes, You’re Out: The Unneeded Jordan Cove Project
July 11, 2019Developers who wish to build new interstate gas pipelines or liquefied natural gas (LNG) export or import terminals…
The DC Circuit fired a warning shot this week at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and its analysis of…
By Montina Cole, NRDC Alum Several parties filed an appeal recently in the D.C. Circuit challenging the Federal…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last week lifted its order halting work on the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline located in Virginia and West…
By Gillian Giannetti, Staff Attorney and Montina Cole, NRDC Alum NRDC, the Sustainable FERC Project (in which NRDC is a…
Three of the five members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)—which oversees the siting and approval of…
By Montina Cole, NRDC Alum The new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently announced plans…
Congress• Distributed Energy Resources• FERC• Gas• Pipelines• Reliability and Resilience• Renewable Energy• States• Transmission
Senate Approves FERC Nominees; Agency Regains Quorum
August 3, 2017The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s nominees to fill two of the four open seats on the Federal…
Capacity Market• Demand Response• Distributed Energy Resources• Energy Efficiency• Pipelines• Reliability and Resilience• Renewable Energy• Transmission
Clean Energy, Not More Coal, Better for Health and the Grid
May 12, 2017The Trump Administration continues to promote its “coal above all” mantra. Department of Energy Secretary Perry claimed last…
Distributed Energy Resources• FERC• Gas• Pipelines• Planning• Renewable Energy• States• Transmission
Trump Picks Two for FERC – Will Bipartisanship Continue?
May 9, 2017President Trump has finally announced his intent to nominate candidates for two of the three open seats on…
Capacity Market• Demand Response• Distributed Energy Resources• FERC• Gas• Markets• MISO• Pipelines• Reliability and Resilience• Transmission
Highlights from the January FERC Open Meeting
January 27, 2016By Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum While it’s fair to say that the Supreme Court’s landmark decision affirming FERC’s…
Capacity Market• FERC• Gas• ISO-NE• Markets• MISO• Pipelines• PJM• Reliability and Resilience
Highlights from the September FERC Open Meeting
September 25, 2015By Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum Improving Price Formation: Settlement Intervals and Shortage Pricing in Markets Operated by Regional…
Capacity Market• FERC• Gas• ISO-NE• Pipelines
Highlights from the July FERC Open Meeting
July 21, 2015By Juliana Brint, NRDC Legal Intern Cost Recovery Mechanisms for Modernization of Natural Gas Facilities, PL15-1-001 FERC denied…
FERC• Gas• ISO-NE• Markets• NYISO• Pipelines• Reliability and Resilience• SPP• Transmission
Highlights from FERC’s April Open Meeting Decisions
April 22, 2015Welcome and congratulations to Norman Bay, who took over as Chairman of FERC on April 15! Here are…
FERC• Gas• Pipelines
FERC Takes Three Actions to Harmonize Gas and Electric Coordination
March 20, 2014By Joe Marren, NRDC Alum FERC today took several steps to address the growing interdependence between natural gas…