Tag: FERC
How U.S. policy failures have helped Hamas
To begin with, Washington has failed to be an honest broker in the peace process.
U.S. regulator delays climate considerations for gas projects
“President Biden campaigned on bold and ambitious goals to tackle the climate crisis and environmental injustice. Supporting the push to expand gas exports and lock in decades of fossil fuel production is directly in conflict with these goals.”
FERC, which rejected 2 gas pipelines out of 400 since 1999,...
Over the past 30 years FERC has granted permits for all but two proposed interstate gas pipelines. It is a rubber stamp agency.
Exclusive: Here are the energy companies represented by Trump’s nominee to...
The newest FERC appointees Neil Chatterjee and Rob Powelson have ties to fossil fuel companies and utilities.
Trump’s new FERC commissioner Rob Powelson accepted gifts from energy industry...
Opponents of fossil fuel infrastructure are protesting Powelson and Chatterjee’s nominations.
Rover pipeline owner disputing millions owed after razing historic Ohio home
Energy Transfer Partners finds itself embattled anew over the preservation of historic sites, this time in Ohio.
A last resort that might work: Small town votes in community...
Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil.
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.