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EPA Drops Proposed Model Carbon Trading Rules Ahead of Trump Takeover
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has abandoned an interagency review of draft model carbon trading rules that were issued alongside the final Clean Power Plan to make associated documents public before the Trump administration takes the reins at the agency.… Read More

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Obama and Trudeau Ban Oil & Gas Leasing in Arctic, Parts of Atlantic
In a joint statement on December 20, the leaders of the United States and Canada announced that they had developed a new partnership that effectively bans additional licenses for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic and parts of the Atlantic Ocean.&hellips; Read More

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NRC Issues License for Duke’s Lee Nuclear Project, but Future Uncertain
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Dec. 21 that it has issued combined construction-and-operating licenses (COLs) for Duke Energy’s proposed two-unit William States Lee III nuclear plant in Gaffney, S.C. The project, named for long-time Duke executive Bill Lee,… Read More

DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 Nuclear Reactor Gets License to Operate for 20 More Years
Fermi 2, a 1,170-MW boiling water reactor owned by DTE Electric on the western shore of Lake Erie, in Monroe County, Mich., has garnered the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) green light to operate until March 2045. DTE Electric submitted an… Read More

FERC Proposes Rule Changes on Interconnect, Fast Start
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on December 15 proposed reforms to its large generator (20 MW or more) interconnection processes. The notice of proposed rulemaking (or NOPR in FERC-speak) would revise FERC’s 2003 pro-forma large generator interconnection procedures and… Read More

U.S. and Canada Join Forces to Battle Cyberattacks on Electric Grid
A joint strategy released by the governments of the U.S. and Canada to thwart the growing threat of cyberattacks on the electric grid sets three priorities that the countries said would be critical to preserving energy and national security. The… Read More

AECOM, EnergySolutions Joint Venture to Decommission San Onofre Nuclear Plant
After a 10-month competitive bid process, Southern California Edison (SCE) has selected a joint venture of AECOM and EnergySolutions as the general contractor for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) decommissioning. “We are pleased to announce the selection of… Read More

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