The White House Council on Environmental Quality released updated guidelines for federal agencies performing environmental reviews.

Sen. Joe Manchin revealed the text of a much awaited proposal to streamline the permitting process for electric transmission and natural gas pipeline projects.

The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy advised FERC that TVA’s justification of a new gas plant construction is faulty, urging FERC to make its own assessment.

The draft EIS by BOEM on New Jersey’s first offshore wind project, Ocean Wind 1, drew more than 50 speakers at two hearings this month.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) called on FERC to speed up action on several matters, including pipelines and the Southeast Energy Exchange Market.

Nantucket residents want to halt development of offshore wind within a “nexus of activity” for the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale.

Federal regulators recommended the 132-MW South Fork offshore wind protect fishery habitat by reducing the number of planned turbine locations.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has moved the Park City Wind project ahead to environmental review.

BOEM is looking for manpower and increased efficiencies to handle the offshore wind permit applications expected, an official told Reuters.

New Jersey’s 1,100-MW offshore Ocean Wind project garnered mixed responses at three public hearings by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.