Japan’s Nuclear Emergency Prompts Obama to Order Review of U.S. Plant Safety

President Obama has ordered a comprehensive review of the safety of U.S. nuclear power plants in response to Japan’s nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant…

Chinese, American Officials Announce Clean Energy Deals

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Government and business officials from the United States and China stressed cooperation on energy and environmental issues at a forum Jan. 18 where it was announced 13 companies from the two countries were entering into business deals related to…

EPA Outlook 2011: Agency Moving Forward with Regulation in Face of Mounting Opposition, Litigation

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Environmental Protection Agency plans to move forward with regulations to control greenhouse gas emissions in 2011, even as calls grow in Congress to take away EPA authority over those…

D.C. Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to EPA Mandates for Renewable Fuels

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Dec. 21 rejected a challenge by two petroleum industry associations to Environmental Protection Agency requirements for blending renewable fuels, such as ethanol, in transportation fuels…

President Obama Signs Tax Legislation With Renewable, Energy Efficiency Credits into Law

WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Obama Dec. 17 signed into law an $859 billion tax bill that would extend several clean energy tax credits.
The legislation (H.R. 4853) was approved by the House of Representatives on a vote of 277-148 late Dec. 16…

House Passes Legislation Extending Clean Energy, Ethanol Tax Credits

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The House of Representatives late Dec. 16 voted 277–148 to approve tax legislation that would extend several clean energy tax credits, clearing the bill for President Obama’s signature…

Tax Legislation with Clean Energy Provisions Clears Senate Hurdle; Final Passage Expected

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Tax legislation that would extend several clean energy tax credits, including a blenders credit for ethanol production and a popular renewable energy grant program, cleared a…

House Passes Temporary Spending Freeze, Allows Adjustments for Energy Technology

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The House of Representatives Dec. 8 approved a continuing resolution that would freeze spending for discretionary programs in fiscal 2011 but would allow flexibility for the Energy Department to spend more on…

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Solicits Comments on Proposal to Remove Barriers to Renewable Generation

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is taking comments, due by Jan. 31, on a proposal to remove barriers to integrating renewable energy on the nation’s transmission system.

The proposed rule, “Integration of Variable Resources,” (Docket No. RM10-11-000), was published in the…

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Proposed Transmission Rule Sparks Debate on Future of Renewables on U.S. Grid

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is attempting to accomplish through regulation what Congress has been unable to do through legislation—pave the way for construction of high-voltage transmission lines stretching across state borders and regions to…

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