CLIMATE

FERC, greens spar over 'cursory' reviews of gas projects

Hannah Northey, E&E reporter

Published: Monday, October 20, 2014

Climate change activists have opened a new front in their fight against fossil fuels at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. They are pressing the agency to examine the impact of projects tied to the U.S. natural gas boom on global warming. They say the National Environment Policy Act, or NEPA, requires such assessments before projects move on. FERC disagrees.

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EPA

Trump transition targeted climate records

President Trump's U.S. EPA transition team was often frustrated in its quest for documents on climate change. More than 1,000 pages of emails and other records obtained by E&E News show bids for documents on controversies like "Climategate" and the "social cost of carbon." At least five such requests were denied or "disapproved" by then-EPA chief of staff Matt Fritz.

By Kevin Bogardus and Sean Reilly in Greenwire Monday, September 25, 2017

CLEAN POWER PLAN

Coming soon, Trump's new rule might have 'fuzzy math'

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By Robin Bravender and Niina Heikkinen in Climatewire Monday, September 25, 2017