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Neil Chatterjee, a Kentucky native who used to work for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, will look to bring Republicans to the table in support of a lasting and effective climate solution.

Energy and Environment

FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee won’t commit to propping up coal, nuclear power

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September 14, 2017 5:16 pm

Energy and Environment

EPA chief Scott Pruitt calls out Germany’s Angela Merkel as climate hypocrite

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September 14, 2017 3:00 pm

Pete Domenici had been a key figure as chairman of both the Senate Budget and Energy and Natural Resources committees. (AP Photos/Susan Walsh)

Energy and Environment

Former Sen. Pete Domenici dies at 85

John Siciliano -

September 13, 2017 5:07 pm

Southern Company announced to state regulators Thursday it plans to carry on with its much-delayed plan to build two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in eastern Georgia. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Energy and Environment

Nuclear power gets a second chance as Southern Company reboots stalled plant in Georgia

Josh Siegel -

August 31, 2017 4:37 pm

$The FERC electricity markets favor the least expensive forms of energy. That is the reason natural gas has come to dominate the electricity markets. The low cost of natural gas, spurred on by fracking and the shale boom, has increased economic pressure on coal and nuclear power plants. (AP Photo/John Seewer)$

Energy and Environment

Energy groups push FERC to make changes recommended in Perry’s grid study

John Siciliano -

August 28, 2017 4:01 am

$A much-anticipated Energy Department study of the electric grid released Wednesday night points to abundant natural gas from fracking as the leading cause for the decline in coal and nuclear power plants and calls on federal agencies to make changes that would stave off the loss of more coal-fired and nuclear power plants. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)$