Merrick Garland is Good News for the Clean Power Plan

By: Marc Z. Goldgrub, Cleantech Law Partners

According to Harvard Environmental Law Professor Richard Lazarus, President Obama’s Supreme Court pick, Federal Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland, is highly respected in the environmental law community, and likely to give the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently-stayed Clean Power Plan rule “a fair hearing” if confirmed. UCLA Environmental Law Professor Ann Carlson even calls him “a good bet” to uphold the rule.

US Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Demand Response

“I think it will be a very positive thing for all types of resources,” says former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff.

The U.S. federal government took a snow day on Monday. But the U.S. Supreme Court soldiered on, delivering its decision in the case of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission vs. Electric Power Supply Association.

In a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a lower court opinion and ruled that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has the authority to regulate demand response.