With the help of a Republican commssioner who was its Trump administration chairman, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved 87 miles of natural gas pipeline replacement in South Dakota and Nebraska after reviewing its effect on climate change—the agency's first such action.
Neil Chatterjee joined current FERC Chairman Richard Glick and Allison Clements, both Democrats, in the 3-2 decision. Commissionsers James Daily and Mark Christie, both Republicans, dissented in the March 22 decision.