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Sidestepping a New Climate Commitment, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Greenlights a Mammoth LNG Project in Louisiana

The agency contends that it lacks the means to assess the climate impact of the project’s greenhouse gas emissions—and that its decisions must hinge on “the public interest.”

By James Bruggers

John Allaire (left), a retired oil and gas environmental manager, consulted with James Hiatt, the southwest Louisiana coordinator of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, in March on Allaire's Cameron Parish, Louisiana property. Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass LNG export terminal is in the background. The proposed Commonwealth LNG terminal would be constructed nearby. Credit: James Bruggers
A steel pipeline for natural gas liquids lies in an open-cut trench October 6, 2017 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

FERC Says it Will Consider Greenhouse Gas Emissions and ‘Environmental Justice’ Impacts in Approving New Natural Gas Pipelines

By Zoha Tunio

Transmission towers carry power lines through Suffolk County in Commack, New York on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Credit: John Paraskevas/Newsday RM via Getty Images

New Faces on a Vital National Commission Could Help Speed a Clean Energy Transition

By James Bruggers

Neil Chatterjee was demoted as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday. Credit: Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit

Trump Demoted FERC Chairman Chatterjee After He Expressed Support for Carbon Pricing

By Dan Gearino

Solar panels on a senior housing complex in Boulder, Colorado. Credit: Dennis Schroeder/NREL

Inside Clean Energy: Rooftop Solar Could Lose Big in Federal Regulatory Case

By Dan Gearino

Drilling mud spilled during pipeline construction fouled wetlands in Ohio

Fearing More Pipeline Spills, 114 Groups Demand Halt to Ohio Gas Project

By Zahra Hirji

Workers begin the long process of cleaning mud from a pipeline construction spill out of wetlands.

Dakota Pipeline Builder Under Fire for Ohio Spill: 8 Violations in 7 Weeks

By Zahra Hirji

The Bakken oil patch in North Dakota.

Bakken vs.Tar Sands: A Fight for Pipelines

By Elizabeth Douglass, InsideClimate News

Wind Industry Fights Midwest Transmission Proposal to Stay Alive

By Stacy Feldman

FERC Adopts Smart Grid Policy with Rules for Raising Rates

By Stacy Morford

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