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Recent projects & Updates

Comments to FERC on PennEast Amendment Project

Public Comments / September 2, 2020 / Download
Comments to the New York PSC on Resource Adequacy

Public Comments / August 21, 2020 / Download
Fighting for the Full Valuation of Climate Damages

News / August 19, 2020
BLM Cancels Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Utah’s Moab Region

News / August 12, 2020
Comments to New Jersey on Cost Test Straw Proposal

Public Comments / August 5, 2020 / Download

Publications

A Path Forward for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Near-Term Steps to Address Climate Change

Research Reports / September 18, 2020 / by Burcin Unel
Making the Most of Distributed Energy Resources

Subregional Estimates of the Environmental Value of Distributed Energy Resources in the United States

Policy Briefs / September 11, 2020 / by Matt Butner, Iliana Paul, and Burcin Unel
A Pileup

Surface Transportation Market Failures and Policy Solutions

Research Reports / September 10, 2020 / by Matt Butner and Bethany Davis Noll

In the News

Full Agenda at FERC

News Clip / Politico (Morning Energy) / September 17, 2020
Will Environmental Rules Hurt Canada’s Level of Investment?

News Clip / Latin America Advisor (Q&A) / September 16, 2020
‘Billions of Dollars in Climate Harm’: Green Groups Seek Rehearing of Rio Grande LNG Redesign Approval

News Clip / Upstream Online / September 10, 2020
FERC’s Carbon Blind Spot

News Clip / The Regulatory Review / September 8, 2020
Trump Administration Can’t Slash Fuel Efficiency Penalties

News Clip / Bloomberg Law / August 31, 2020

Media Resources

New Report Calculates Environmental Benefits of Distributed Energy Resources Nationwide

Press Releases / September 11, 2020
New Report Details Feasible Policy Solutions for U.S. Transportation Failures

Press Releases / September 10, 2020
Court Vacates Trump Administration’s Repeal of Fuel-Economy Penalties Rule

Press Releases / August 31, 2020
Statement on Weakening Oil and Gas Standards

Press Releases / August 10, 2020
FERC Rejects NERA Petition Threatening Net Metering Programs

July 16, 2020