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• Congress Adjourns to Campaign for Elections; Work on a New Stimulus Package Under Discussion

  Congress adjourned on October 3, after completing work on the economic rescue bill. It plans to reconvene for a post-election, "lame duck" session on November 17 and to organize for the 111 th Congress. However, given the country's bleak Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:41 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 10-14-08 by Article

• FERC Holds Technical Conference on Transmission Barriers; Joint-Ownership Highlighted

  On Tuesday, Oct. 14, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held a half-day technical conference on "Transmission Barriers to Entry." One of the issues that received a lot of attention, particularly from Commissioners Marc Spitzer and Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:41 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 10-14-08 by Article

• Northeast Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Auction Raises Nearly $40 Million

  The results of the Northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative's (RGGI) greenhouse gas (GHG) auction, the nation's first of its kind, was released on Monday, Oct. 6. The RGGI cap-and-trade program applies to all fossil fuel-burning power plants Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:40 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 10-14-08 by Article

• Long-time Lieberman Staff Moves to Senate EPW Committee

  Joe Goffman, who recently served as legislative director to Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), has joined the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee as senior counsel for climate and air pollution issues. In 1990, Goffman helped write the Clean Air Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:39 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 10-14-08 by Article