ALEC disclosure language in Illinois fracking bill
© 2012 E&E Publishing, LLC Reprinted with permission By Ellen M. Gilmer Hydraulic fracturing rules moving through the Illinois Statehouse this session have taken their cue from model legislation...
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Wisconsin utility to close coal-fired units in EPA settlement
Three coal-fired units at the Alma Station (at center) will be shut down under terms of an EPA settlement. (Photo via USGS) © 2012 E&E Publishing, LLC Reprinted with permission By Jeremy P. Jacobs...
View ArticleFederal appeals court tosses EPA cross-state pollution rule
©2012 E&E Publishing, LLC Reprinted with permission By Jeremy P. Jacobs A federal appeals court Tuesday threw out U.S. EPA’s latest attempt at regulating harmful air emissions that cross state...
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Minnesota lawmaker aims to roll back EPA regional haze powers
A taconite plant in Silver Bay, Minnesota. (Photo by anthonylibrarian via Creative Commons) ©2012 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Manuel Quinones Minnesota Republican Rep. Chip...
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Low electricity prices lead Dominion to decommission Wisconsin reactor
Kewaunee Power Station (Photo via Nuclear Regulatory Commission) ©2012 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Gabriel Nelson and Hannah Northey Richmond, Virginia-based Dominion...
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Supporters of military biofuels program gear up for battle
The USNS Henry J. Kaiser is refueled with a 50/50 biofuel blend during training exercises in the Pacific Ocean in July. (Photo via U.S. Navy) ©2012 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission...
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Dominion CEO: Despite Wisconsin plant closure, nuclear key to climate goals
Dominion’s Kewaunee Power Station in Wisconsin will close this spring. (Photo by Lenka Reznicek via Creative Commons) ©2012 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Hannah Northey The...
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FERC chairman, a champion of green power, to step down
Jon Wellinghoff (Photo via FERC) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Hannah Northey Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, a driving force behind the...
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State renewable energy laws survive repeal attempts — so far
The Smoky Hills Wind Farm in Kansas, where farmers have become a strong constituency for renewable energy. (Photo by Brent Flanders via Creative Commons) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with...
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Exelon blames ‘subsidized’ wind, markets for derailing nuclear projects
The LaSalle nuclear plant in Illinois. (Photo via NRC) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Hannah Northey Exelon Corp. is scrapping expansion plans at nuclear plants in...
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Heat waves provide critical test for demand response
(Photo via EnerNOC) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Hannah Northey A burgeoning demand-response industry flexed its muscles during a heat wave on the East Coast last week...
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Biofuel industry praises ‘realistic’ new cellulosic target
Bales of corn stover to be converted into ethanol in Iowa. (Photo via Poet) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Emily Yehle The U.S. EPA has backed down from an ambitious...
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Report: Carbon capture won’t save Midwest, East Coast coal plants
This map from a Department of Energy report shows a possible network of CO2 pipelines if carbon capture were expanded in the U.S. ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Katherine...
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Supreme Court grants limited review of EPA greenhouse gas permitting
(Photo by Dave R. via Creative Commons) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Jeremy P. Jacobs and Jean Chemnick The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to review whether U.S. EPA’s...
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Could power plant CO2 rules fall on a technicality?
(Photo by Michelle Carl via Creative Commons) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Jean Chemnick An error that Congress made more than 20 years ago may be industry’s only hope...
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Bakken boom linked to haze at Theodore Roosevelt park
Emissions from gas flaring and truck traffic are partly to blame for an increase in haze-causing pollution in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park. (Photo by Geof Wilson via Creative...
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Utilities say EPA carbon rules could impact rural ratepayers
The Merom Generating Station’s smokestack looms over a rural Indiana home. (Photo © Brendan Kearns/Dreamstime.com) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Jean Chemnick Rural...
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FERC tells Congress pollution rules will hit Midwest hardest
A coal plant near Springfield, Illinois. FERC says the Midwest’s reliance on coal makes its electrical grid vulnerable to tougher pollution rules. (Photo by straightedge217 via Creative Commons) ©2013...
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Supreme Court seems receptive to some EPA arguments in cross-state case
(Photo by Mark Fischer via Creative Commons) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Jeremy P. Jacobs U.S. EPA pressed the Supreme Court Tuesday to uphold its effort to curb air...
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Fledgling cellulosic biofuel industry puts down roots in Iowa
This bailer, on display at an event near Emmetsburg, Iowa in 2010, is designed to harvest corn stover for biofuel use. (Photo by Joanna Schroeder via Creative Commons) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC...
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