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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) commissioners and America's energy strategy illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Key federal agency FERC at odds with incoming Trump presidency

By Michael McKenna

Powering the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Beware of Biden’s far-left energy nominees

By Isaac Orr

Illustration on government subsidization of the solar energy industry by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

FERC’s new red tape likely to drive up price of electricity

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

This June 24, 2010 file photo shows, the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station in Covert, Mich. Holtec Decommissioning International, a company that tears down closed nuclear power plants wants to do in Michigan what has never been done in the U.S.: restore a dead one to life. Activists who long criticized Palisades as poorly maintained and dangerous don't want it resurrected. (John Madill/The Herald-Palladium via AP) **FILE**

Look out for blackouts as electric grid grapples with shuttered power plants

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and natural gas illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

We can’t let climate activists politicize FERC

By Timothy Lee

Workers with Randolph Electric Membership Corporation work to repair the Eastwood Substation in West End, N.C., on Dec. 6, 2022. Federal regulators on Thursday, Dec. 15, ordered a review of security standards at the nation's far-flung electricity transmission network, following shootings at two electric substations in North Carolina that damaged equipment and caused more than 45,000 customers to lose power. (Travis Long/The News &amp; Observer via AP, File)

Feds order review of power-grid security after attacks

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) headquarters stands March 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C. File photo credit: Mark Van Scyoc via Shutterstock.

FERC’s proposed ‘candor’ rule will stifle communications

By Jack Fitzhenry

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2015 file photo, TC Energy's Keystone pipeline facility is seen in Hardisty, Alberta. The U.S. government took a step toward approving expanding the capacity of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest — a move opposed by environmentalists and the attorneys general of Oregon, California and Washington state. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, announced Friday, Nov. 18, 2022 that it has completed an environmental impact statement that concluded the project &quot;would result in limited adverse impacts on the environment.” (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Environmental groups oppose pipeline expansion in Pacific NW

By Andrew Selsky - Associated Press

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. President Joe Biden on Saturday was criticized by Manchin for being “cavalier” and “divorced from reality” the day after vowing to shuttered coal fired electric plants and lean heavier on wind and solar energy in the future. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Manchin delivers another gut punch to Biden’s climate agenda

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday June 6, 2017 file photo, a No Pipeline sign is posted next to a property line marker only a few feet from the center line of the route of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Bolar, Va. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees interstate natural gas pipelines, released its final environmental impact statement Friday, July 21, 2017 for the proposed 600-mile (965-kilometer) pipeline, which has broad support from political and business leaders but is staunchly opposed by environmentalists and many affected landowners. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Mum’s the word for energy regulator on charges of White House coordination on climate rules

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Demian Ebert, the Klamath program manager for PacifiCorp, looks at a tank holding juvenile chinook salmon being raised at the Iron Gate Hatchery at the base of the Iron Gate Dam on March 3, 2020, near Hornbrook, Calif. Federal regulators on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, issued a final environmental impact statement that supports the demolition of four massive dams on Northern California's Klamath River to save imperiled migratory salmon. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File) **FILE**

Plan to demolish Klamath dams in California to save salmon gets boost from federal regulators

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., departs as the Senate breaks for the Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 26, 2022. Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, has failed in the Senate. Republicans on Thursday blocked debate on a domestic terrorism bill that would have opened debate on domestic terrorism, hate crimes and gun policy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

A vital climate fighter in Biden administration heads toward an uncertain Senate reconfirmation vote

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo, Ricki Mills looks out from her home as she waits for a fire hydrant to be turned to get water, in Dallas. Texas officials on Thursday, March, 25, 2021 raised the death toll from February's winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people — nearly doubling the state's initial tally following one of the worst power outages in U.S. history. (AP Photo/LM Otero File)

FERC review of Texas blackouts reveals political agenda, not facts

By Jason Isaac

$15M penalty assessed for Michigan hydro project violations

Associated Press

Seattle utility submits revised dam study plan for review

Associated Press

Foes gear up for newest fight against NJ/NY gas pipeline

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

In a first, US pipeline agency weighs climate change impacts

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

In this Aug. 21, 2017, file photo, workers make sure that each section of the Enbridge replacement Line 3 that is joined passes muster in Superior, Wisc. After President Joe Biden revoked Keystone XL's presidential permit and shut down construction of the long-disputed pipeline that was to carry oil from Canada to Texas, opponents of other pipelines hoped the projects they've been fighting would be next. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii /Star Tribune via AP) ** FILE **

Biden administration to start weighing climate change risks when approving new pipelines

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Kelly urges FERC to investigate weather-related failures

Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris listens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden names Democrats to lead nuclear, pipeline agencies

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press