President Joe Biden has made combating the climate emergency a major focus of his agenda. Yet a crucial agency for realizing his clean energy future is losing its like-minded leader.
FERC Chair Richard Glick said an “independent transmission monitor” could be beneficial as the commission seeks to improve the process for building regional power lines seen as vital for transitioning away from fossil fuels.
The head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Richard Glick, may see his efforts to put climate change at the forefront of federal energy policy cost him his job.
Federal energy regulators are working to consider greenhouse gas emissions and environmental justice concerns when approving new infrastructure like oil and gas pipelines, while easing barriers to renewables and energy storage.
New York's recently signed Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, designed to eventually eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from the state's economy, has been hailed by environmentalists as a milestone in the fight against climate change.
