Rule change regarding oil and gas spills in New Mexico takes effect in August
For spills or failing to properly notify and attain approval from OCD, penalties can range from $1,000 to $2,5000 per day.
CPS puts South Side power plant up for sale
The decommissioned plant is being put on the market after a plan to build an energy innovation hub there fell through.
NC customer advocate denies charge it gave Duke Energy special treatment on reform bill
The California-based Energy & Policy Institute claims the state’s utility customer advocate gave Duke preferential access and treatment as it calculated the costs of new legislation on energy regulation. Here’s how Chris Ayers, executive director of the Public Staff of the N.C. Utilities Commission, responded.
TVA to launch new program in Memphis for more electrical line workers
“This program is for young people who are looking at their career options. It’s [designed] to give them enough of an introduction to help them decide if this is the kind of work they’d like to pursue as a career.”
Reports warn of heat, flooding danger in Boston
Boston is among the country’s largest cities both at high risk of flooding in the years ahead and most affected by heat, according to two new reports.
Amplify Energy regains NYSE compliance, gets PPP forgiveness
The decision by the NYSE ended a 10-month period of noncompliance that started Aug. 31, 2020, when the exchange warned Amplify that its stockholders’ equity and market capitalization had both fallen below the minimum threshold for too long.
SMUD CEO Paul Lau directs utility toward its zero-carbon future
Paul Lau, the CEO of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, is piloting the electric utility’s course to get to 100% renewable power by 2030.
DTE’s midstream unit spun off to new publicly traded company
A newly spun off midstream company has hundreds of employees between bases in Canonsburg and Morgantown, West Virginia. Earlier this month, DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) spun off its gas pipeline company DT Midstream into its own separately traded public company known as DT Midstream Inc. (NYSE: DTM). It began trading on the New York Stock […]
Corporate Counsel Awards 2021: Jim Levey enhances Graybar’s legal team through technological upgrades
Jim Levey helps guide Graybar Electric through acquisitions, technology advancements and other complex processes. In addition, he advises on subjects like IT security, intellectual property and regulatory compliance, and has played an integral role in the adoption of several technology tools at the company.
Corporate Counsel Awards 2021: Aegion’s Mark Menghini facilitates $1B buyout to take the company private
Navigating a $1 billion buyout of his company during the height of a pandemic was no easy task for Mark Menghini, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at Aegion.
