FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 10 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00148) on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: An Electronic Examination Of The Application Of The Fuel Adjustment Clause Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. From May 1, 2023 Through October 31, 2023 COMMISSION STAFF'S SECOND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO DUKE ENERGY KENTUCKY, INC. Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (Duke Kentucky), pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, shall file with the Commission an e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The House Homeland Security Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-633) on the Decoupling From Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act (H.R. 8631), which aims to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from procuring certain foreign-made batteries. The report was advanced by Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, on Aug. 23, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 8631, the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependency Act, prohibits the use of De  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The House on Aug. 16, 2024, published 21 executive communications involving regulations that were published in the Federal Register: * * * EC-5082. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware; Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE 2015 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; R  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following study on August 9, 2024 entitled "Shorting the Great Lakes Grid". The study was written by Joshua Antonini and Jason Hayes. * * * This report explains why electricity consumers and policymakers should be concerned about their electricity becoming more unreliable in the future. It analyzes the electricity plans of the large, investor-owned utilities in seven Great Lakes states: Michigan, Indiana, W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Appropriations Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-193) on a bill (S. 4690) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, on July 11, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 11) TITLE I - AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS Processing, Research, and Marketing Office of the Secretary (INCLUDING TR  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Appropriations Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-193) on a bill (S. 4690) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, on July 11, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 11) Hemp Germplasm.--The Committee recognizes the increasing demand for hemp for a variety of uses and its growi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Appropriations Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-193) on a bill (S. 4690) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, on July 11, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 4 of 11) TITLE II - FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Appropriations Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-193) on a bill (S. 4690) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, on July 11, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 5 of 11) TITLE III - RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS The Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reor  more