FERC nominee must address environmental justice, climate concerns before hearing: advocates

摘要

Environmental advocates called on the US Senate to delay an Oct. 19hearing until President Joe Biden's nominee to the Federal EnergyRegulatory Commission responded to their concerns about theenvironmental justice and climate impacts of natural gas facilities.Biden nominated Willie Phillips, chairman of the Public ServiceCommission of the District of Columbia, to fill the fifth FERC seat,sending his nomination to the Senate on Sept. 20. If confirmed, Phillipswill break the commission’s 2-2 partisan divide, giving DemocraticFERC Chairman Richard Glick an advantage on contentious issues.