WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) led 41 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden Administration's regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval.The resolution comes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final rules that imp  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) led 41 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration's regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval.The resolution comes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final rules that impo  more

ATHENS, Greece, June 8 -- The American Bureau of Shipping issued the following news release: ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) for a low pressure, shallow-draft, low carbon footprint 40,000 cbm liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier design for ECOLOG Services Ltd. (ECOLOG). This AIP is the result of extensive cooperation within a joint industry project on the detailed design development, taking into account LCO2 critical characteristics, including operational requirements with respect to  more

PALO ALTO, California, June 8 (TNSres) -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news: Dams and reservoirs won't be able to meet the demand for water in the coming decades, according to a recent Stanford University-led study from a team including Carnegie Science's Lorenzo Rosa. The researchers developed a first-of-its-kind global map of how agriculture and energy systems depend on stored water from dams and reservoirs--so-called gray infrastructure--to generate power and gr  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Center for Progressive Reform issued a 40-page report in February 2024 entitled "Communities Left Behind: How Local Ordinances Can Obstruct Energy Democracy and a Just Transition." The report was written by Federico Holm and James Goodwin. Here is the summary: Why we did this study Thanks to a combination of market forces and targeted policies, a clean energy transition is sweeping across the United States, bringing communities important benefits such as economic opp  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 8 -- Entergy issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: Entergy (NYSE: ETR) and NextEra Energy Resources LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE: NEE), today announced a joint development agreement that will accelerate the development of up to 4.5 gigawatts of new solar generation and energy storage projects. The agreement represents significant progress toward Entergy's growing portfolio of renewable generation. "We're excited about this joint devel  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024. * * * To: The Honorable Michael Regan Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 Dear Administrator Regan: Re: Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 The undersigned national health and medical organizations appreciate the opportunity to provide comments to EPA on key considerations as the agency drafts measures   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Comments of the American Petroleum Institute on EPA's Nonregulatory Public Docket: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Gas Turbines at Power Plants Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 I. Summary of Comments The American Petroleum Institute (API) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * CALPINE CORPORATION 717 Texas Ave Houston, Texas 77002 718-830-2000 * * * Docket ID No: EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 To: Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New and Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Stationary Combustion Turbines Calpine Corporation subm  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024: * * * To: Michael S. Regan  Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Re: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Gas Turbines at Power Plants. Dear Administrator Regan, My name is Dr. Federico Holm. I am Clean Energy Policy Analyst at the Center for Progressive Reform, a nonprofit research a  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Duke Energy Comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's Request for Public Input on Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Stationary Combustion Turbines Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 1. Introduction On August 8, 2023, Duke Energy Corporation ("Duke Energy" or "Company") submitted comments to Docket ID  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated on May 29, 2024: * * * Regulations for Existing Natural Gas Turbines Under Clean Air Act Section 111(d) Key Programmatic Design Elements for EPA to Consider The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) announced in March that it will not finalize the previously proposed Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111 regulations for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing nat  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 24, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM NEW AND EXISTING FOSSIL FUEL-FIRED STATIONARY COMBUSTION TURBINES (ACTION: NON-RULEMAKING DOCKET) Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 COMMENTS OF THE ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION These comments are presented by the Electric Power Supply Associa  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated on May 30, 2024: * * * EPRI Comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Existing Stationary Combustion Turbine EGUs Framing Questions for Stakeholder Input" Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 EPRI is pleased to submit this response to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the "Existing Stationary Combustion Turbine EGUs Framing Questions for Stakeh  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024: * * * Gas Turbine Association Comments to The Environmental Protection Agency's Existing Stationary Combustion Turbine EGUs Framing Questions for Stakeholder Input Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-22023-0072 The Gas Turbine Association (GTA) appreciates the opportunity the provide comments to the EPA's Existing Stationary Combustion Turbine EGUs Framing Questions for Sta  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024: * * * Industrial Energy Consumers of America 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 500 - Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone (202) 223-1420 - www.ieca-us.org * * * To: Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from N  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024: * * * EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135-0002 Nonregulatory Public Docket: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Gas Turbines at Power Plants The Institute of Clean Air Companies (ICAC) appreciates the opportunity to offer responses to EPA's framing questions related to existing stationary combustion turbine electric generating units. ICAC is a national trade associa  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024: * * * UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New and Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Stationary Combustion Turbines EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135-0001 COMMENTS OF ISO NEW ENGLAND INC. ISO New England Inc. (ISO) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments in this non-regulatory public docket. The I  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on June 3, 2024: * * * JONESBORO CITY WATER AND LIGHT COMMENTS ON EXISTING STATIONARY COMBUSTION TURBINE EGUS FRAMING QUESTIONS FOR STAKEHOLDER INPUT (NON-RULEMAKING DOCKET) Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 On March 26, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, or the Agency) announced the opening of a non-rulemaking docket for public and stakeholder input on the Agency's work   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated June 3, 2024: * * * To: Office of Pesticide Programs U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20460-0001 Re: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0154. Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Application for New Use, published in Federal Register, 89 FR 36816. The Honorable Administrator Regan, On May 3, 2024, the United States Envi  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Subject: Comments on Nonregulatory Public Docket (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR2024-0135) - Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Gas Turbines at Power Plants The Los Angeles Department   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Attn: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024- 0135 Dear Sir or Madam, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Key Framing Questions for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Electric Generating Unit Turbines.   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024: * * * Power Systems Mfg, LLC ("PSM") Comments to The Environmental Protection Agency's Existing Stationary Combustion Turbine EGUs Framing Questions for Stakeholder Input Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-22023-0072 Power Systems Mfg., LLC ("PSM") appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the EPA's Existing Stationary Combustion Turbine EGUs Framing Questions for  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024: * * * PNM Comments for EPA's Non-Regulatory Docket Regarding Emission Guidelines to Reduce Greenhouse Gases from Existing Gas Combustion Turbines EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) submits these comments in response to EPA's request for input from the public and stakeholders on a rulemaking to establish emission guidelines to reduce g  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 30, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Southern California Public Power Authority 1160 Nicole Court Glendora, California 91740 (626) 793-9364 * * * To: Administrator Michael S. Regan U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Existing Stationary Combustion Turbine EGUs Framing Questions for Stakeholder Input (Docket   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Southern Company Services, Inc. 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd NW Atlanta, Georgia 30308 404 506 7777 tel 678 825 7981 cell msberry@southernco.com * * * To: EPA Docket Center, U.S. EPA Attn: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION AT: www.regulations  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated on May 29, 2024: * * * Tennessee Comments: Existing Stationary Combustion Turbine EGUs Framing Questions for Stakeholder Input (Docket ID #EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135) Following Administrator Regan's announcement of a suite of rulemakings to address greenhouse gas emissions, air toxics, and emissions of nitrogen oxides from existing natural gas turbines in the power sector, the U. S.   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Environmental Protection Agency RE: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135, Nonregulatory Public Docket: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Gas Turbines at Power Plants Dear Agency Representatives, We greatly appreciate the opportunity to participate in the prior and forthcoming discussions regarding the existing fleet of g  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024: * * * RE: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 Waterspirit is an eco-spiritual nonprofit sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. We provide these comments representing our thousands of community members and environmental justice allies across the northeast region and land. We wish to emphasize the moral significance of our decisions for current and future g  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Local Self-Reliance presented a podcast: As shown in selected episodes of the Local Energy Rules podcast, when it comes to maximizing the benefits of clean energy projects for households and communities, local ownership is the gold standard. Local clean energy ownership occurs when local groups or residents own and/or have meaningful decision-making power over key aspects of clean energy projects, including construction, operations, and the distr  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated June 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-117631-23) Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044 Re: ACP Supplemental Comments: Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen The American Clean Power Association (ACP)1 respectfully submits supplemental comments on Treasury and IRS'  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated May 31, 2024: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service Attn: CC:PA:LPD:PR (Notice 2024-28) Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 RE: Requests for 2024-2025 IRS Priority Guidance Plan To Whom It May Concern: The National Association of Bond Lawyers ("NABL") respectfully submits the following suggestions for inclusion in the U  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The New York Independent System Operator issued a 60-page report in June 2024 entitled "Power Trends: Annual Grid and Markets." Here is the overview: The shift from fossil fuel-based systems of energy production to clean energy resources is advancing with a quickening pace. At the same time, consumer demand for electricity is increasing as we decarbonize the building and transportation sectors and attract large economic development projects to New York. The successful tra  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released the following public communication dated May 22, 2024: * * * ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Dear Secretary, The Tribal Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee (TRMTC) respectfully submits the attached comments in response to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Federal Register Notice (FRN) on March 8, 2024, requesting commen  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has released the following public communication dated June 4, 2024: * * * To: Mr. Lucas Adin Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy Submitted using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov Re: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps [Docket No. EERE-2022-BT-  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 8 -- Polaris Industries, a snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, midsize and heavyweight motorcycles manufacturer, issued the following news release: Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) celebrated the launch and grand opening of an electric off-road vehicle charging network in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Just under a year after Polaris received a Mobility Public-Private Partnership & Programming (MP4) grant through Michigan  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-176) on the Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act (S. 636), which aims to establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area and the Dolores River Special Management Area in Colorado to protect private water rights in the state. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on May 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of S  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-167) on the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act (S. 2247), which aims to reauthorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost-shared funding to implement the endangered and threatened fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on April 9, 2024. He  more