Pam McFarland

The four dams — Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite—provide a 1,000 MW of carbon-free power for the region, but also hinder the passage of salmon.

EPA Proposes Regulating Two PFAS Chemicals

Pam McFarland

March 2, 2020

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The Feb. 20 proposal calls for establishing maximum contaminant levels for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). EPA also proposed regulating imported products that contain certain long-chain PFAS chemicals that are used as surface coatings.

New Energy Code Is More Robust and Flexible than Previous Versions

Pam McFarland

February 25, 2020

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Latest model code for the first time includes provisions related to electric vehicles, as well as optional paths to reach net zero energy consumption.

States Hope to Reset the Climate Dial Before It's Too Late

Pam McFarland

February 12, 2020

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Despite partisan rancor over climate change at the national level, state energy officials recognize the need to be proactive in developing and implementing plans to address it.

Federal Policy

Battle Begins as Administration Outlines National Environmental Policy Act Changes

Pam McFarland

Jim Parsons

January 9, 2020

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Proponents see eased barriers for big construction projects, but others say environmental review cutbacks will create climate change risk and be tied up in lawsuits.

Report: $10.7B Needed to Push Forward Carbon Removal Technologies

Pam McFarland

November 6, 2019

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There is growing consensus within the energy community that net-zero technologies to help keep global temperatures from rising above the 1.5° C to 2° C target established in the 2015 Paris Agreement will be insufficient in achieving that goal, according to former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.