28 Conservative Groups Urge Trump Admin to Allow Natural Gas Facilities to Be Built Faster
28 conservative groups are urging the Trump administration to advance the natural gas supply to avoid future blackouts and utility price hikes.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Energy Secretary Chris Wright Proposes Changes to Power American Manufacturing, Lead AI Innovation
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to initiate a rulemaking to accelerate American manufacturing and ensure that the United States continues to lead in artificial intelligence.
Experts Push for Key Reforms in Federal ‘Red Tape’ Slowing Energy Industry
Key reforms to federal energy regulations are needed to meet the United States’ growing natural gas and electricity demands as outdated red tape is “masquerading as oversight,” the ALFA Institute said in a new report.
17 Attorneys General Move to Stop Pro-ESG BlackRock from Gaining More Control over Energy Companies
A coalition of 17 state attorneys general filed a motion with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to stop BlackRock from forcing utility companies to adopt left-wing Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies.
McConnell, Manchin Press Federal Regulators to Lift Climate Change Restrictions on Gas Pipelines
Sens. Mitch McConnell and Joe Manchin are among lawmakers calling for FERC to lift rules hampering the production of natural gas.
Feds Revoked Michigan Dam License in 2018: ‘Failure … to Safely Pass Flood Flows’
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission revoked the license for the Edenville Dam complex in central Michigan — which breached Tuesday — in 2018 because of concerns that the dams would not be able to withstand heavy flooding.
Exclusive – Senior Energy Official: Local Dem-Controlled Gov’ts Block Infrastructure Projects to Resist Trump
New England “had to import LNG [Liquified Natural Gas] from Russia because we didn’t have infrastructure going through places like New York.”
Exclusive — Energy Official on Ocasio-Cortez’s Green Goals: Admirable, But Naïve
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chief of Staff Anthony Pugliese told Breitbart News Sunday that New York Democratic primary nominee Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal to transition to a 100-percent renewable energy system by 2035 is an admirable, but naïve goal.
Oroville Dam Repair Cost Spikes to $870 Million
The California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) cost estimates for the Oroville Dam crisis and repair have spiked to $870 million, after an independent forensic report blamed the state for misleading the public about its knowledge of dangerous conditions.
City of Oroville to Sue California For Lying About Dam Safety
The City of Oroville will file the first of what could be hundreds of lawsuits against the State of California for allegedly lying about known dangerous conditions at Oroville Dam.
DWR Report: 75% of Rebuilt Oroville Dam Spillway Has Cracks
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) technical report has admitted that 75 percent of the newly repaired cement slabs in the Oroville Dam’s spillway already have cracks. The DWR report for the California-owned dam was issued on Nov. 2
Oroville Dam Neighbors Fear Hundreds of New Spillway Cracks
Oroville Dam neighbors and downstream residents blasted California officials for claiming they should not worry about hundreds of cracks in the newly reconstructed dam spillway.
Oroville Dam Spillway Cracking After $500 Million Repair
The California Department of Water Resources acknowledged this week that many cracks have appeared in the new concrete of the Oroville Dam spillway, which cost over $500 million to repair.
Oroville Dam Investigators: Regulators Never Reviewed Blueprint Defects
California’s Department of Water Resources’ forensic analysis has reported that blueprints for the Oroville Dam and its spillway reveal that design defects were known when the dam opened in 1969.
Oroville Dam Passed 2014 Safety Review with Top Safety Ratings
Oroville Dam and its infamous spillway that failed and threatened 200,000 Californian lives passed its 2014 regulatory “failure mode and effects analysis” with top safety ratings.
Warning: 15,498 ‘High-Hazard’ Dams in America
The new American Society of Civil Engineers 2017 Infrastructure Report Card (ASCE) has identified 15,498 high-hazard dams, whose failure could risk loss of life.
Oroville Dam Audit: Forensic Team Blasts State Cut-back on Infrastructure
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FECR) forensic audit of the Oroville Dam Spillway crisis project found that failures were due to inadequate California Department of Water Resources (DWR) maintenance, repair of cracks, thin concrete slabs, poor drainage, and use of weathered rock.
GAFFNEY: Whom to Blame for Oroville — and How President Trump Can Fix It
The forecast is for more rain around the Oroville Dam – and potential disaster for hundreds of thousands of Californians living downstream from its poorly designed emergency spillway.
Oroville Reveals Concerns About California’s 1,500 Aging Dams
The Oroville Dam crisis is highlighting concerns that there are substantial risks to the integrity of California’s 1,500 regulated dams due to age and infrastructure underfunding.
Oroville Dam: State and Federal Government Share Blame
The San Jose Mercury News reports that both state and federal authorities are to blame, for ignoring a warning raised in 2005 that the emergency spillway could fail in heavy rain.
A Taste of Things to Come for Electricity Consumers and Generators
One year ago, Gina McCarthy, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, announced the controversial centerpiece of the Obama Administration’s climate change legacy: the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The rule is slated for finalization this summer.
