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EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Submitted by Hamilton on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 4:25pmAccording to the Wall Street Journal, the EPA is set to rule that carbon dioxide represents a danger to the public and issue regulations curbing the emissions:
Carol Browner, special adviser to the president on climate change and energy, said in an interview Sunday that the EPA is looking at a 2007 Supreme Court ruling that requires the agency to determine whether carbon dioxide endangers public health or welfare.
Budget Adjustment Bill Being Debated - Budget Bill to be Introduced by Governor
Submitted by Hamilton on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 11:51am
The Joint Committee on Finance is currently discussing Governor Jim Doyle's "stimulus" or pre-budget bill (Senate Bill 62). The Joint Finance Committee is likely going to pass the bill today (Tuesday). Both the Assembly and the Senate are expected to take up the bill on Wednesday and send it to the Governor for his signature.
Governor Doyle will then submit his 2009-11 budget proposal tonight at 7:00 p.m. when he addresses the Legislature.
Regional Cap-and-Trade Program Challenged in Court
Submitted by Hamilton on Fri, 02/13/2009 - 3:42pm
A New York-based energy company, Indeck Corinth, has sued the Governor of New York and the state's Environmental Protection Agency over their decision to enter into a regional cap-and-trade program with nine other Northeastern states without obtaining the Legislature's approval.
The states that have entered into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) are required to cap greenhouse gas emission from their power sector and reduce emissions 10 percent by 2018.
Company Proposes $10 Billion Transmission Line for Wind Power
Submitted by Hamilton on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 9:21am
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an in-depth article today discussing a proposed $10 billion transmission line that would bring wind power to Wisconsin.
According to the article:
At 765,000 volts, the lines would carry two to six times as much power as the largest power lines operating in Wisconsin today. Wisconsin's highest-voltage lines are 345,000 volts, and transmission utility American Transmission Co.
EPA Reverses Course - Withdraws Appeal of Case Invalidating the Clean Air Mercury Rule
Submitted by Hamilton on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 5:12pmLast week, the EPA filed a motion with the U.S. Supreme Court withdrawing its appeal of an appellate court decision, New Jersey v. EPA, striking down the Bush administration's Clean Air Mercury Rule.