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• Congress Returns

  The House of Representatives kicked off the second session of the 110 th Congress today (1/15/07), with an oversight hearing on steroid use by professional baseball players; the Senate is slated to return next Tuesday, January 22. The same day, President Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008 5:17 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 1-15-08 by Article

• Markey Applauds Cape Wind Assessment, Sets Proper Path Forward on Project

  On January 14, the Department of the Interior (DOI) released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed Cape Wind power development off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Markey said the EIS would provide a proper path of regulation Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008 5:16 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 1-15-08 by Article

• House Subcommittee to Hold Climate Hearing

  On Thursday, January 18, Rick Boucher (D-VA), chair of the House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Administration's perspective on the climate change conference that took place in December 2007 in Bali. James L. Connaughton, Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008 5:15 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 1-15-08 by Article

• Study Shows RTOs Are Not Promoting Renewable Development

  In a January 4 press release, the American Public Power Association (APPA) cited a study by the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry that found that there is "no evidence that membership in an RTO [Regional Transmission Organization] promoted the Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008 5:14 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 1-15-08 by Article