Category: Fossil Fuel Industry
Florida Legislature hands out millions in tax cuts to fossil fuel companies
From gas stoves to gas equipment tax breaks, legislators passed fossil fuel-friendly policy agenda
Virginia Regulator Who Pushed Gas Pipeline to Soon Rule on its Permit
An environmental regulator in Virginia who quietly promoted a proposed gas pipeline project may soon rule on one of its permits. TC Energy’s river and stream crossing permit application for...
PERC withholds and removes records from its website
A federally sanctioned propane trade association, the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC), is refusing to disclose records about its operations, despite its obligations to do so under the Propane...
Propane Education and Research Council
Propane Education and Research Council The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) is a significant funder of anti-electrification campaigns in the United States, outpacing even the American Gas Association (AGA)....
Internal documents detail how gas utilities greenwash RNG and hydrogen
Internal documents detail how gas utilities greenwash RNG and hydrogen Internal American Gas Association (AGA) meeting notes from March 2018 reveal that the industry planned to use RNG advocacy as...
Gas utilities push RNG and hydrogen to expand fossil fuel infrastructure
Gas utilities push RNG and hydrogen to expand fossil fuel infrastructure Electric and gas utilities are increasingly targeting customers, regulators, and investors with the promise of “renewable natural gas,” or...
While Touting Clean Energy Steps, Con Edison Continues to Invest in Gas Infrastructure
Consolidated Edison (Con Edison) has ramped up its clean energy pledges in the past year, but the company nonetheless continues to invest in gas infrastructure. The utility, which serves 3.4...
Virginia Lawmaker Coordinated Support for Mountain Valley Pipeline With Project’s Lobbyist
A Virginia state lawmaker coordinated with an energy lobbyist to support a controversial gas pipeline, the Energy and Policy Institute has found. Delegate Les Adams, a Republican representing Henry and...
Two Controversial Virginia Gas Plants Face Increasing Uncertainty, Documents Show
Two planned gas-fired power plants in Virginia are facing growing difficulties caused in part by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, according to recent documents filed by the plants’...
Bill Protecting Virginia Gas Power Plants Came from Lobbyists, Lawmaker Admits
A bill that will support two planned gas-fired power plants in Virginia originated with lobbyists for one of the plants, documents and an interview with the bill’s legislative sponsor reveal....