Regulatory

TransCanada Corp. obtained approval Thursday for a step toward expanding the busy northbound natural gas freeway for imports into…

Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have decided to take aim against the greater sage grouse, introducing amendments to two appropriations bills that would prevent federal regulators from enacting conservation plans to protect the bird or list it as an endangered species.

As it marked the milestone this month of the majority of its power supply coming from natural gas-fired plants for the first time, PJM Interconnection, the grid operator in 13 states and the District of Columbia, won FERC approval Tuesday for a program to boost reliability in terms of weather-related emergencies and peak loads.

The Pacific Northwest on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border, known for salmon spawning and a relatively pristine landscape, is producing something else this year — a backlash against fossil fuel export projects.

Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have decided to take aim against the greater sage grouse, introducing amendments to two appropriations bills that would prevent federal regulators from enacting conservation plans to protect the bird or list it as an endangered species.

As it marked the milestone this month of the majority of its power supply coming from natural gas-fired plants for the first time, PJM Interconnection, the grid operator in 13 states and the District of Columbia, won FERC approval Tuesday for a program to boost reliability in terms of weather-related emergencies and peak loads.

The Pacific Northwest on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border, known for salmon spawning and a relatively pristine landscape, is producing something else this year — a backlash against fossil fuel export projects.

California energy regulators on Monday launched a statewide effort to create a new home market that will feature zero net energy houses by 2020, establishing a joint-agency action plan for integrating stakeholder input as the effort unfolds with help from the major utilities.

California energy regulators on Monday launched a statewide effort to create a new home market that will feature zero net energy (ZNE) houses by 2020, establishing a joint-agency action plan for integrating stakeholder input as the effort unfolds with help from the major utilities.