On July 19, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission held its July 2018 open meeting. This meeting was Commissioner Powelson’s last, following his announcement on June 28, 2018, that he would be leaving the agency. Highlights of the meeting follow.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
California Ramps Up Methane Regulation
By Clare Ellis on
In the latest of a series of moves reflecting the state’s intention to double down on its climate change agenda in the wake of President Trump’s inauguration, the California Air Resources Board recently approved a new regulation aimed at curbing methane emissions from oil and gas operations. This measure, characterized by CARB as “the most comprehensive of its kind in the country,” comes on the heels of several actions recently announced by the US EPA to reassess the climate change programs of the previous administration, specifically those targeted at oil and gas sector emissions.…
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