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February 16, 2026

Environmental Regulations

Updated: Trump Pulling U.S. Out of Paris Climate Accord
President Trump followed through on his campaign pledge to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord on climate change
CPP’s Fate Leaves States, Markets to Drive Grid Decarbonization
Policies, market forces and technology will continue the decarbonization of the electric industry regardless of the fate of EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
Consumer Advocates Push PJM Board to Increase Inclusiveness
At the PJM Annual Meeting, consumer advocates and environmental groups urged the RTO's Board of Managers to do more to engage end-use customers.
CLF to ISO-NE: Override States, Order Public Policy Tx Study
The Conservation Law Foundation asked ISO-NE to conduct a study to determine transmission needs driven by renewable energy and carbon reduction policies.
PGE Affirms Strategy to Help Meet Calif. Environmental Goals
Pacific Gas and Electric isn’t having second thoughts about its strategy of capitalizing on California’s greenhouse gas reduction goals.
State Climate Policies and Markets: Irreconcilable Differences?
Executives from PJM, NYISO and ISO-NE will gather with stakeholders at FERC to seek ways to incorporate policies on greenhouse gases into wholesale markets.
DC Circuit Puts Hold on CPP, MATS Challenges
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration's requests to suspend its review of the EPA Clean Power Plan and MATS standards
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Overheard at the GCPA 2017 Spring Conference
The Gulf Coast Power Association’s 2017 Spring Conference attracted around 400 attendees for discussions on energy storage and ERCOT transmission policies.
EBA Panel: CPP’s Demise not Certain — and it Doesn’t Matter
A panel at the EBA Annual Meeting suggests the Trump administration may not succeed in killing EPA’s Clean Power Plan and decarbonization will continue.
EBA Panel: States Acting on CO2 Because Markets Can’t
Panelists discussed the growing pressures of state policy initiatives on FERC-regulated markets at the Energy Bar Association’s annual conference.

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