Jan. 24, 2024

The biggest news out of last week was the Supreme Court hearing arguments in a case that could potentially overturn Chevron doctrine, in which courts largely defer to the regulatory agencies over the nitty-gritty details of their decisions. The court’s conservative majority seemed opened to doing so, which could lead to a major upheaval in the federal regulatory paradigm, report Rich Heidorn Jr. and James Downing, who followed the proceedings. 

Rich also went downtown for the Washington Auto Show last week, where he got some great pictures of the showroom floor and heard a panel debate between Republican and Democratic members of Congress over electric vehicles. 

And as usual, news came crashing out of the offshore wind sector, with John Cropley reporting that a coalition of OSW opponents is suing to overturn approval of the South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind projects, while Jon Lamson reported that Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island have agreed to delay their coordinated OSW solicitations by about two months. On the other coast, John Stang reported on a bill in the Washington state legislature that would authorize a study to gauge the ecological impacts of OSW projects along the state’s coastline. 

Check out this other coverage: 

• $1.2B Con Edison Clean Energy Upgrade Approved 

• Biden Administration Releases Tax Credit Guidance and Funding for EVs 

• Diablo Canyon Secures $1.1B DOE Award to Support Operations 

• EPA Proposes Methane Emission Penalties 

• Feds Update Solar Development Roadmap in West 

• Mass. EJ Groups Rally Behind Permitting, Siting Reforms 

• NYPSC Approves Advanced Transmission Tech Working Group 

• Renewable Thermal Group Releases Industrial Decarbonization Plan 
  

• Wash. Bill Seeks Increased Monitoring of Petroleum Sector 

Have a great week!