Despite President Trump’s claim that his executive order (EO) will revive the nation’s coal industry, experts say otherwise — predicting coal will continue to lose ground to natural gas for power generation, and that a lengthy legal battle looms over plans to reevaluate or scuttle the Clean Power Plan (CPP).
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Trump’s Order to Trim Executive Branch Could Target EPA
Two weeks after saying he wants to make federal agencies “do more with less,” President Trump signed an order Monday calling for reorganization of the executive branch of the government, a move that could affect the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Trump Signs Order to Trim Executive Branch
Two weeks after saying he wants to make federal agencies “do more with less,” President Trump signed an order Monday calling for reorganization of the executive branch of the government, a move that could affect the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Wyoming Pipeline Authority Challenges FERC’s Authority to Delegate During Quorum Drought
FERC lacked the authority to delegate to its staff authority to take action, according to the Wyoming Power Authority (WPA), which has requested that the Commission rescind its Feb. 6 delegation order that would allow staff to act on some filings while FERC lacks a quorum [AD17-10].
Trump Signs Order Targeting Red Tape; Interior Postpones Valuation Rule
President Trump signed an executive order Friday requiring every agency of the federal government to establish a regulatory reform task force to identify regulations that should be repealed or modified.
Trump Begins Effort to Revamp Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
President Trump on Friday signed a pair of directives meant to begin rolling back provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was adopted by the Obama administration in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
FERC Races Clock to OK Rover, Atlantic Sunrise Before Quorumless Stretch
Getting its ducks in a row while it still had a quorum, FERC handed down a slew of orders Friday while setting the terms for how the agency will conduct important business after the departure of Commissioner Norman Bay.
PHMSA Issues Interim Final Rule on Emergency Orders
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on Monday issued an interim final rule that will allow it to issue emergency orders on oil and natural gas pipelines, satisfying a requirement from a comprehensive pipeline safety bill enacted last summer.
PHMSA Requires More Work, Tests For Full-Service on Tetco’s Penn-Jersey System
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued Spectra Energy Corp. an amended corrective action order detailing a slate of work that must be completed before Texas Eastern Transmission’s (Tetco) Penn-Jersey system can return to full-service after an April blast that damaged it.
Pennsylvania DEP Fines Midstream Operator $1.5M For Sediment Discharges, Landslide
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has fined Stonehenge Appalachia LLC $1.5 million for a series of unauthorized sediment discharges and a landslide it caused in Western Pennsylvania during the construction of a natural gas gathering system there.