Key House Democrats Introduce Sweeping Climate Plan

By Jessica Lenard on February 3, 2020 Posted in Federal Policy

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., released a far-reaching climate proposal that would require economywide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and mandate that utilities generate electricity from clean energy sources. The draft legislation, called the CLEAN Future Act, would create federal subsidies and also new standards for the electricity, transportation, industrial … Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on February 4, 2019 Posted in The Weekly Hill Update

Below is the Federal Policy team’s weekly preview, published each week when Congress is in session. HEADLINES • Delayed because of the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump will deliver the State of the Union address on Tuesday. • Congressional negotiators continue to discuss border security legislation as they seek to avert another government shutdown. … Continue Reading

Four Things to Know: What the Election Results Mean for Energy Policy

By Adam Higgins on November 13, 2018 Posted in Energy, Federal Policy

House Democrats are preparing an aggressive oversight agenda in the 116th Congress, and their most intense assault could be on the Trump administration’s energy and environmental agenda. Here are four things to know about how the 2018 elections will impact energy policy in 2019.… Continue Reading