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Energy and Climate Report
August 03, 2017 - Number 149
Congress Senate Panel Approves Energy, Interior Nominations The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Aug. 3 approved by voice vote the nominations of Mark Menezes and Paul Dabbar to be Energy Department undersecretaries and Susan Combs to be an Interior Department assistant secretary.
Energy Brouillette Heads to Energy Department Following Heller Sign-Off The Energy Department is set to add a deputy for Secretary Rick Perry following the Senate's confirmation of Dan Brouillette Aug. 3.
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German executives are preparing to announce a new home for a lithium-ion battery plant
designed to rival the output at Tesla Inc.'s Gigafactory.
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An early extension of a high-profile nuclear tax credit is no longer needed following the
shutdown of a nuclear plant's construction in South Carolina, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
told Bloomberg BNA Aug. 3.
Energy Portland City Council Votes to Appeal Fossil Fuel Terminal Ban Portland, Ore., wants to see its ban on new fossil fuel terminals reinstated. The city council voted unanimously to appeal a decision striking the ordinance as unconstitutional.
Energy U.K. Policy Change Seen Too Frequent for Smooth Energy Shift The U.K.'s energy policies are confusing markets and limiting investment needed to spur a transition away from fossil fuels, according to a pro-business environmental group.
Energy U.S. Energy Agency Back in Business as Senate Confirms Nominees The main U.S. energy regulator can get back to the business of approving multibillion-dollar natural gas pipelines after the Senate moved to fill two of four vacancies at the long-crippled agency.
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Enforcement Justice Department Environment Pi( f > > ?p Closer to New Role The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Jeffrey Bossert Clark to lead the Justice Department's environment division Aug. 3 over objections by Democrats that Clark doesn't accept the scientific consensus on climate change.
Motor Vehicles Electric-Car Revolution Shakes Up Biggest Metals Markets The revolution in electric vehicles set to upturn industries from energy to infrastructure also is creating winners and losers within the world's biggest metals markets.
Oil & Gas Methane Hot Spot in West Troubles Regulators and Industry The Four Corners area of northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado has been described as an especially prominent hot spot for methane leaking and venting--and illustrates why the Obama administration issued tougher federal regulations in 2016 to govern oil and gas operations on federal and Indian lands.
Renewable Energy Arsenal Soccer Club Tackles Climate Change With Clean Energy Arsenal Football Club plans to power its stadium with renewable energy produced from wasted food and solar panels in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.
Renewable Energy Invenergy Issues Green Bond to Finance Wind Park in Uruguay Invenergy Wind LLC, a Chicago-based energy company, issued a $137 million green bond to finance a wind park in Uruguay.
Renewable Energy Turkey Awards First Wind-Power Contract to Siemens Gamesa A consortium led by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA won the right to build 1 gigawatt of wind power in Turkey, outbidding competitors from China to the U.S. in the country's first wind auction.
Vehicle Fuels v my / /1 , ' aid to Reject Icahn-Backed Biofuel Program Change The Trump administration is set to deal a blow to billionaire investor and presidential adviser Carl Icahn by rejecting his bid to relieve refiners of a burden to satisfy U.S. biofuel mandates, according to people briefed on the move.
Practitioner Insights
General Policy Practitioner Insights: Environmental Rights Amendment Revival By Joseph Otis Minott and Paul Cohen: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision in June in Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation v. Commonwealth already has proved to be a game-changer. PEDF has accelerated the revival of Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment that began in 2013, altering the course of statewide environmental litigation and reshaping policy at all levels of Pennsylvania government. Those impacts will
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