The past three parts of this series discussed national interest electric transmission corridors, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) authority to issue federal construction permits over the objections of state and local […]
Electric transmission lines, eminent domain, and the consequences of vague and broadly worded laws – Part 3
The last two parts of this series have discussed how and why the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) may declare a “geographic area” as a national interest […]
Electric transmission lines, eminent domain, and the consequences of vague and broadly worded laws – Part 2
Yesterday I discussed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and how it permits the Department of Energy to declare large swaths of the country as national interest electric transmission corridors (NIETCs) with […]
Electric transmission lines, eminent domain, and the consequences of vague and broadly worded laws – Part 1
In 2005, Congress passed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (referred to as the EPAct from here on), the first attempt in recent history by the federal government to address the generation, […]
Supreme Court eminent domain dissenter’s predictions coming true
On June 23, 2005, the Supreme Court decided Kelo vs. New London, a case that gave governments nearly unlimited power to exercise eminent domain in an effort to “take” property from one […]
Time for legislatures to act on behalf of women
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that gender discrimination must have occurred within 180 days of filing the complaint – even if the discriminiation occurred gradually over years or decades. My fellow […]
