There are valid concerns that FERC is allowing itself to become a helpless bystander as EPA increasingly dominates the electricity sector.
Ed Whitfield: “There are valid concerns that FERC is allowing itself to become a helpless bystander as EPA increasingly dominates the…”
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Whitfield warns that FERC risks losing its authority to the EPA in energy regulation.
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Well, some States would disagree with that. I've talked to many of them, and they view--even though you went through a process, that you set the standard.
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