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Judge: Court Will Consider Rival Proposal for PG&E Reorganization

October 9, 2019 admin bankruptcy, Business, Coal, courts, federal judge, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, montali, news, noonan, Nuclear, outages, PG&E, Renewables, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 01:00:21 +0000

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A federal bankruptcy judge on Oct. 9 ruled that Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), California’s largest utility, does not have the sole right to determine the terms of its reorganization. Judge Dennis Montali said those who support a rival proposal, which was devised by a group of the utility’s creditors, can have their plan considered. […]

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Investing in African Energy—Weighing Risks and Rewards

October 1, 2019 admin africa, africa growth corp., Angola, Business, Coal, courts, Energy, Gas, International, Legal & Regulatory, Libya, ls energia, news, nj ayuk, Nuclear, Renewables, shutts & bowen, tanzania

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

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Foreign energy companies are investing in Africa as that continent builds out its power generation infrastructure. But there are risks to those investments, as some governments—Angola, Tanzania, and Libya

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Vistra Will Close Another Illinois Coal Plant

September 16, 2019 admin Business, climate change, Coal, courts, Illinois, Legal & Regulatory, luminant, national resources defense council, news, Sierra Club, vistra

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 23:06:08 +0000

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A Vistra Energy subsidiary on Sept. 16 said it will close the nearly 60-year-old E.D. Edwards coal-fired plant in Bartonville, Illinois, by year-end 2022 under a settlement between the company and environmental groups the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Respiratory Health Association. The groups made a joint announcement Monday of the […]

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Nine Utility Companies Suing Trump Over Emissions Rule

September 16, 2019 admin ace rule, Clean Power Plan, climate change, Coal, courts, emissions, Environmental, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, Obama, power companies climate coalition, Renewables, Trump

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 22:37:38 +0000

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A coalition of nine utility companies is suing the Trump administration over its plan to replace the Obama-era Clean Power Plan. New York-based Consolidated Edison said the Affordable Clean Energy, or ACE, rule undermines efforts the companies already have in place to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power generation. The companies, who call their group […]

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PG&E’s Reorganization Plan—Cap Wildfire Liabilities at $18 Billion

September 9, 2019 admin bankruptcy, Business, California, Coal, courts, elliott corp., Gas, investors, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, PG&E, pimco, Renewables, san francisco, wildfire fund, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:03:33 +0000

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Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) wants to cap its liabilities from damages caused by California wildfires at about $18 billion, according to the reorganization plan filed by the bankrupt utility September 9 in federal court in San Francisco. The amount is less than half what creditors, including insurance companies and wildfire victims, say they are […]

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The One Way Trump Has Changed America That Democrats Cannot Fix

August 23, 2019 admin brett kavanaugh, courts, Judiciary, neal gorsuch, Supreme Court, Trump

Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 17:22:57 +0000

Democrats are fantasizing about how to undo Trump’s remake of the American judiciary.

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22 States, Environmental Groups Mount Legal Challenges to EPA ACE Rule

August 15, 2019 admin ace rule, Business, Clean Power Plan, Coal, court challenges, courts, D.C. Circuit, Environmental, EPA, Legal & Regulatory, New York, news, Obama, Renewables, Trump, West Virginia

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:40:12 +0000

A coalition of 22 states and seven local governments on Aug. 13 filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, which the Trump administration finalized in June to replace the Obama administration’s legacy Clean Power Plan (CPP). Separately, 10 public interest groups filed a petition on Aug. […]

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Duterte won’t object on De Lima plea to visit ailing mother

August 12, 2019 admin ailing, courts, detention, Furlough, Latest News Stories, Leila de Lima, local news, Mother, Nation, news, Philippines, President, request, Rodrigo Duterte, Senator, sick, updates, visit

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 02:20:41 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte will not object to the request of detained Sen. Leila De Lima for the court to allow her

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EPA Delayed on Proposed ELG Revisions for Steam Power Plants

July 9, 2019 admin bat, bottom ash wastestreams, Business, ccr, Coal, coal ash, courts, delays, effluent limitations guidelines, elgs, Environmental, FGD, Gas, gasification, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, pses, trump administration

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:26:26 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is behind on its proposed revisions to the Obama administration’s effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) for steam electric power plants. In an e-mail to POWER on July 9, the EPA confirmed that the agency was still “working expeditiously” to complete the proposed rule, and it has yet to submit it to […]

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EPA Urges States to Submit CCR Programs Even as Coal Ash Regulatory Overhaul Continues

June 26, 2019 admin 2015 coal ash rule, Business, ccr, Coal, coal ash, coal combustion residuals, courts, elg, Environmental, EPA, Georgia, Legal & Regulatory, news, Oklahoma, state permit programs

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:48:02 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 24 proposed to partially approve Georgia’s permit program for the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR). As it did so, it gave other states some advice: Follow Georgia’s lead and assume oversight of coal ash that power plants dispose within your borders. The preliminary approval marks another important […]

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