PORTLAND, Oregon, April 5 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: Bonneville Power Administration staff identified governance, resource adequacy requirements and greenhouse gas accounting and other favorable attributes in their recommendation for BPA to participate in a day-ahead energy market and that BPA should join the Southwest Power Pool's Markets+ initiative. Since summer 2023, the team making the recommendation has been working with customers and const  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has successfully blocked an unlawful climate disclosure rule from the Biden administration's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Among other items, this rule seeks to require companies to produce disclosures concerning greenhouse gas emissions, climate risks, and risks related to the physical impact of storms, drought, and higher temperatures. The rule would also  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 6 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news on April 4, 2024: Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced today that a 21-state coalition including North Dakota persuaded a federal judge to block the most recent example of federal overreach by the Biden Administration. The new federal rule would have required states to meet burdensome and expensive bureaucratic mandates for on-road vehicles. The 21-state coalition filed the successful court action  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced a victory against the Biden Administration's Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") mandate that forces businesses to track and report greenhouse gas emissions. Virginia joined a 25-state coalition in securing a temporary, nationwide block on President Biden's extreme climate mandate while the lawsuit continues. The man  more