Illinois regulators seek to appease greens, Vistra with coal plant emission rules; First US freshwater offshore wind project gets DOE approval, funding proposal; Mountain Valley stalled, Atlantic Sunrise cleared for service in busy pipeline week; Con Ed plans renewable gas, LNG storage facilities among pipeline constraints
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Note from the editor
As the drama of the Kavanaugh confirmation comes to a head in Washington this weekend, the stakes are high for the power sector.
Industry lawyers told Utility Dive back in July that placing Kavanaugh on the high court could put a number of environmental regulations at risk and even threaten the underpinnings of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
In past decisions, Kavanaugh "called into question the entire concept of the modern independent regulatory agency," one energy lawyer said. "That is extreme judicial activism."
The hackers allegedly tried to steal the login credentials for Westinghouse employees involved in advanced nuclear reactor development — a common tactic in cyberattacks.
The Illinois Pollution Control Board modified its plan to change emissions accounting methods, attempting to satisfy both environmentalists and coal plant owner Vistra Energy.
Federal regulators determined the Ohio Icebreaker Wind project, opposed by the coal company Murray Energy, will not have a "significant" environmental impact.
The diverging fortunes of the two Appalachian projects illustrate the struggle between environmental advocates and natural gas companies over the siting and construction of new pipelines.
The utility wants to turn waste into natural gas and build two to five compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas storage sites to address rapidly growing demand in New York City and Westchester County.
The U.S. Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security this week co-chaired a meeting with the oil and gas industry to address how pipelines can be protected from cyberattacks.
New Jersey improved the most while Iowa fell farthest in the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's annual state energy efficiency ranking.
Pepco's proposed substation faces pushback from district residents and environmentalists as the utility looks to modernize the capital's grid in response to changing demand and population growth.
The Supreme Court nominee has a track record of curtailing federal regulations and has questioned the constitutionality of independent agencies like FERC.
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