The D.C. Circuit remanded FERC orders rejecting an Oklahoma city's complaint that a hydroelectric dam overseen by the Commission caused periodic flooding. The city argued that the dam operator violated Article 5 of its license, which FERC had issued under the Federal Power Act, and sought to require...
The D.C. Circuit remanded DOE's 2020 rule that set more stringent energy efficiency standards than those of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers for commercial packaged boilers. Industry groups argued, among other things, that the Department inflated the econ...
DOE announced its Building a Better Grid Initiative focused on catalyzing nationwide development of new and upgraded high-capacity transmission lines.
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service announced the availability of up to $10 million in competitive grants awarded to Rural Energy Community Partnerships to further develop renewable energy infrastructure.
FERC amended its regulations governing the safety of hydroelectric projects licensed by the Commission under the Federal Power Act.
NRC seeks comment on a draft programmatic agreement between NRC, EPA, Navajo Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Office, New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and United Nuclear Corporation (UNC) that resolves any adverse effects to historic properties identified during consultation for a proposed license amendment application for the UNC Mill site in McKinley County, New Mexico.
The Delaware River Basin Commission proposed to amend its Comprehensive Plan and Water Code to prohibit the discharge of wastewater from high-volume hydraulic fracturing and related activities to waters or land within the Delaware River Basin.
A state appellate court upheld the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission's (MPUC's) approval of affiliated-interest agreements for construction and operation of a natural gas-fired power plant in Wisconsin. Environmental groups argued substantial evidence did not support MPUC's determinations that t...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed revisions to the corporate average fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks for model years 2024-2026 in the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks.
DOE seeks input on technical and logistical pathways that would enhance the agency's biological and environmental research program portfolio in comparison to similar international research efforts.