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By Greg Russell On June 28, 2010

FERC Order No. 704-C

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 704-C recently to clarify certain aspects of Form 552, "under...


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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) soliciting comments on a...


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By Greg Russell On June 22, 2010

Moratorium Struck Down

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction today prohibiting the Interior...


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Sulfur Dioxide Air Quality Standard

Today the USEPA published its revised primary ambient air quality rule (75 FR 35520) for sulfur dioxide. A new 1-hour standard...


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Coal Combustion Residual Indecision?

Today the USEPA proposed two alternative options (75 FR 35128) for regulating coal combustion residuals ("CCR"). Under the first...


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Dominion Transmission, Inc., has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval of its...


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The Bristol Herald Courier is reporting that two class action lawsuits were filed last week claiming that EQT Corp. and Consol...


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We posted earlier on the hydraulic fracturing study that U.S. EPA plans to do (see here, e.g.).  EPA has announced that it will be...


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The Ohio General Assembly recently enacted Sub. S.B. 232, which (among other things) exempts certain qualified energy projects...


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By Greg Russell On June 21, 2010

Forgotten Workers

With all of the talk of a moratorium on drilling in the Gulf, one group of workers gets little national attention: Rig workers....


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