Germany-based RWE, which is developing offshore projects in New York and California, bid $5.6 million for its 102,000-acre site off Louisiana in the Aug. 29 Gulf of Mexico lease sale,
The proposal would affect more than two million miles of gas distribution lines in the U.S. It was spurred by a fatal 2018 gas explosion in Massachusetts.
States say Federal Energy Regulatory Commission did not consider New Jersey's claims that added capacity was not needed and would violate its climate change law.
High-voltage direct current undersea cable and added infrastructure will link the two countries' electrical grids, enabling a bidirectional power flow between Africa and Europe for the first time.
A $283-million gas power plant being built near Billings may face added environmental scrutiny as state Supreme Court weighs Aug. 14 lower court ruling of state law barring greenhouse gas emission impact review as unconstitutional.
Proposed EPA mandate's reliance on hydrogen and carbon capture evoked concern in comments sent by an Aug. 9 deadline, but supporters say investment in clean transition approaches already are well underway.
Occidental Petroleum and Battelle lead Texas and Louisiana projects set for award of first-round federal funds, with 19 regional direct air capture hub teams—that include AEC firms—set to gain a total of $100M.
Amid site protest arrests, a Richmond, Va. appeals court panel admits its cancelled jurisdiction to rule on suits seeking to stop the $6.6 billion gas line's completion, but route landowners are pressing another court to keep their eminent domain lawsuit alive.