Energy (generally)
S. 4895
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Wyden
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Or.
Issue
9
Volume
54
Update Issue
21
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. S5681

would establish a program to disseminate technical and other assistance to small and rural electric cooperatives to support expanding electric transmission capacity and hardening electric transmission and distribution infrastructure against cyberattacks and threats from natural hazards, with a focus on threats from wildfire.

H.J. Res. 189
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Palmer
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Al.
Issue
9
Volume
54
Update Issue
21
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H4640

would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by DOE relating to “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps.”

H.R. 9083
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Latta
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ohio
Issue
9
Volume
54
Update Issue
21
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H4729

would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require states to include supporting the physical security, cybersecurity, and resilience of local distribution systems in state energy security plans.

H.R. 9122
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
DelBene
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Wash.
Issue
9
Volume
54
Update Issue
21
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H4912

would amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 so that procedures relating to termination of electric service provide that such service may not be terminated during any extreme heat weather event or extreme cold weather event.

H.R. 9200
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Donalds
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Fla.
Issue
9
Volume
54
Update Issue
21
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H4961

would require an evaluation of the nuclear supply chain of the United States to further reduce regulatory barriers and associated costs for nuclear supply chain manufacturers.

H.R. 9202
Update Type
Committee Name
Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Donalds
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Fla.
Issue
9
Volume
54
Update Issue
21
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H4961

would direct the Secretary of Energy to promote and facilitate the commercialization of domestic spent nuclear fuel reprocessing.

H.R. 9199
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Donalds
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Fla.
Issue
9
Volume
54
Update Issue
21
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H4961

would amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act to limit the type of applications reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and to exclude reviews by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards from NRC's annual assessment and collection of fees and charges.

H. Res. 1395
Update Type
Committee Name
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs
Sponsor Name
Donalds
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Fla.
Issue
9
Volume
54
Update Issue
21
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H4962

would express the sense of the House of Representatives that it is unacceptable that the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation are outpacing the United States in expanding nuclear energy production and global nuclear market share.

Comment on "Deals in the Heartland: Renewable Energy Projects, Local Resistance, and How Law Can Help"
Author
Christopher McLean
Author Bios (long)

Christopher McLean is the Assistant Administrator for the Electric Program at the Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Date
August 2024
Volume
54
Issue
8
Page
10670
Type
Comment(s)
Summary

What this Comment found so compelling in Deals in the Heartland: Renewable Energy Projects, Local Resistance, and How Law Can Help was the human factor—the authors could have written the same article about what is going on in solar, biodigesters, hydro projects, or trash-to-energy projects. There is a good amount of research that could be done as to why this has cropped up recently. The human stories in the article are heartbreaking—this issue is dividing families, and people are being effectively excommunicated from their churches because of what side they are on.

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