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Hydropower
84 published works
Law of the Land (and Air and Water)
Hydropower Project Administrative Rules Update
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Chapter 450 and Land Use Regulation Commission (LUPC) Chapter 11 regulations for hydropower projects have been updated. The new rules eliminate an inconsistency that…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Idaho Law Review Call for Papers – Hydropower and the Energy of the Future: Is there a Place for Dams?
CALL FOR PAPERS *** HYDROPOWER AND THE ENERGY OF THE FUTURE: IS THERE A PLACE FOR DAMS? The Idaho Law Review solicits articles and topic submissions for the Fall 2016…
PropertyProf Blog
Call for Papers: Hydropower and the Energy of the Future
HYDROPOWER AND THE ENERGY OF THE FUTURE: IS THERE A PLACE FOR DAMS?The Idaho Law Review solicits articles and topic submissions for the Fall 2016 Natural Resources and Environmental Law…
Land Use Prof Blog
CFP: Idaho Law Review: Hydropower and the Energy of the Future: Is There a Place for Dams?
From Jerry Long:CALL FOR PAPERS*** HYDROPOWER AND THE ENERGY OF THE FUTURE: IS THERE A PLACE FOR DAMS?The Idaho Law Review solicits articles and topic submissions for the Fall 2016 Natural…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Staff Provides Update on Implementation of Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act
On June 18, 2015, FERC staff (“Staff”) provided an update on its implementation of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (the “Act”). Staff stated that since the Act was…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Issues NOPR Proposing Change to Start Date for Hydropower Project Annual Charges
On May 14, 2015, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) proposing to change the date on which FERC begins to assess annual charges for hydropower licenses and exemptions…
Capital Thinking
Congress To Address Offshore Oil Rig Safety; Hydraulic Fracturing; and the Land and Water Conservation Fund; Administration Releases 15-Year Arctic Plan
Regulatory Activity Arctic Comprehensive Conservation Plan The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released its Record of Decision for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Final…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Dams, Environmental Trading Systems, and the Future of Hydropower
Several months ago, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz made waves with a bold prediction: the United States could double its hydropower capacity by 2030. And that doubling, the Department of…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Coal, the Proposed Section 111 Rules, and Hydro
Last year, the Department of Energy published a short pamphlet on the future of hydropower in the United States. The pamphlet contains this graphic, which shows sites where existing dams…
Washington Energy Report
Dam Settles Fishermen Death Investigation with FERC
On January 15, 2014, FERC issued an Order Approving Stipulation and Consent Agreement (“Settlement”) between the Office of Enforcement (“Enforcement”), Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (“Erie”), and Brookfield Power US Assets…