Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Natural gas associations express support for legislation to improve interagency coordination in proposed pipeline reviews
A number of natural gas associations recently sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce in support of legislation that would support interagency coordination in proposed pipeline reviews. The bill, H.R. 2910, would strengthen the role of the... Read More »Sen. Cassidy introduces legislation to ease restrictions on liquid natural gas exports
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) recently introduced the License Natural Gas (LNG) Now Act, which would remove restrictions on U.S. liquid natural gas (LNG) exports. The bill would guarantee acceptance of export volume applications to the Department of Energy (DOE) for export and import of natur... Read More »House energy subcommittee advances five bills to full committee
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy recently advanced five bills aimed at modernizing and supporting the development of U.S. energy infrastructure and promoting energy security. The legislative package now heads to the full Energy and Commerce Committee. “Today’s markup was an important... Read More »Nuclear Energy Institute urges FERC to take action to prevent nuclear plant closures
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently sent a comment letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), recommending several actions aimed at helping prevent nuclear plant shutdowns. The letter followed FERC’s May 1 and 2 technical conference held to explore factors affecting who... Read More »Ohio Senate reforms wind turbine setback rule
Ohio Senate lawmakers recently advanced a reform in the state’s proposed biennial budget that would ease wind turbine setback regulations. While the current standard is one of the most restrictive in the nation, the proposed change would restore Ohio’s setback standard what it was before 201... Read More »Rick Perry