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FERC Extreme Weather Initiative Will Change the Transmission Planning Process
July 26, 2023FERC issued a Final Rule directing NERC to develop a new or modified reliability standard addressing transmission system planning performance requirements for extreme heat or cold weather events.
PHMSA Gas Transmission RIN2 Rule Now Effective
July 24, 2023TRC summarizes the revised or added sections of RIN2.
FERC Approves Plan to Register Certain Inverter-Based Resources as part of NERC Mandatory Standards Compliance Program
June 21, 2023FERC issued an order approving NERC’s compliance filings.
EPA Issues Clarification of Free Product Removal Requirements
June 20, 2023EPA recently clarified requirements for LNAPL recovery and remediation.
PHMSA Releases Proposed Rulemaking for Pipeline Safety and Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair
June 15, 2023TRC explains the Proposed Rulemaking for Pipeline Safety and Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $315 Million Funding for Brownfield Sites
June 1, 2023President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda seeks to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites across the country while advancing environmental justice.
NERC Files Report on Effectiveness on CIP-014 Physical Security Standard
May 25, 2023On behalf of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), its President and CEO Jim Robb, recently presented to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a summary of NERC’s report on the effectiveness of NERC’s CIP-014 Physical Security Standard. There were almost 1,700 physical security incidents reported to the Electricity-Information Security Analysis Center (E-ISAC) in 2022, an increase of 10.5% from 2021.
New Executive Order 14096 Broadens Environmental Justice Initiatives
May 9, 2023Executive Order 14096, Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All, seeks to deepen the Biden administration’s “whole-of-government” approach to environmental justice (EJ) by fully integrating the consideration of unserved and overburdened communities and populations into all aspects of federal agency planning and delivery of services.
FERC Issues Order on Cold Weather Reliability Standards
April 27, 2023FERC has approved two NERC proposed cold weather-related reliability standards.
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