12/11/2018 - Ari Peskoe

Senate narrowly confirms climate-denying nominee to federal energy regulator

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On Wednesday, an official with the influential Harvard Electricity Law Initiative stated that McNamee should be “disqualified” from participating in at least two issues in front of FERC because of his work in 2017 to roll out Trump’s proposal to prop up economically struggling coal and nuclear plants. The group plans to file a formal legal brief with the agency on the issue.

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