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FERC Grants Permit to $450M Northeast Pipeline Expansion

February 1, 2017

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 25 granted a permit for Spectra Energy’s proposed Atlantic Bridge pipeline, a $450-million project set to expand natural-gas transport from the Marcellus shale region into New England and Canada.

House Approves Bills to Boost Nuclear Technology, Reshape National Labs' Management

Pam Radtke Russell

February 1, 2017

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A bill to speed approval of advanced nuclear technologies and another to change the way the Dept. of Energy’s national laboratories are managed are among a handful of energy measures the House has passed in the first weeks of its new session.

FERC Vacancies Stalling Energy Project Approvals

Pam Radtke Russell

February 1, 2017

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Final approval of hundreds of interstate pipelines, transmission lines and liquefied-natural-gas projects will be delayed for months because the Trump administration has changed leadership at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Energy Infrastructure

PG&E Sentenced to Pay $3M for Pipeline-Safety Violations

Judge issues maximum penalty for actions related to 2010 California explosion that killed eight

Tom Ichniowski

January 27, 2017

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Federal jury found company guilty of multiple violations related to 2010 fatal pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif.

Energy Viewpoint

A Case For Renewable Energy

Thomas F. Armistead

January 25, 2017

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Engineers and contractors can’t make good business decisions without making doubly certain that their data are good and their understanding of their market is clear-eyed and accurate.

Carbon-Negative Power Expected From Salton Sea Projects

Thomas F. Armistead

January 25, 2017

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A team of geothermal project developers aim to construct and operate the largest geothermal power plant in California’s Imperial Valley.

First Trump Agenda Nuggets Hit Construction

President sets in motion reopening of pipeline projects, regulatory streamlining, push on infrastructure.

January 25, 2017

President sets in motion reopening of pipeline projects, regulatory streamlining, push on infrastructure.

$1B Spend Seen for California Car Chargers

January 25, 2017

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Three California utilities would spend a total of $1 billion building electric-vehicle infrastructure under plans submitted on Jan. 20 to the state Public Utilities Commission.

Wyoming Bill That Would Ban Wind, Solar Power Spurs Concern

January 25, 2017

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Rocky Mountain Power officials are opposed to a bill, introduced on Jan. 10 in Wyoming, that would ban utilities from providing power from utility-scale wind and solar projects.