Rhetoric from the new Democratic FERC majority could indicate a paradigm shift in how the commission considers the impact of siting fossil fuel infrastructure in communities of color and low income and rural areas. But attempts to alter FERC's evaluation process still face opposition from Republicans on and off the commission. POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse explains.
Rhetoric from the new Democratic FERC majority could indicate a paradigm shift in how the commission considers the impact of siting fossil fuel infrastructure in communities of color and low income and rural areas. But attempts to alter FERC's evaluation process still face opposition from Republicans on and off the commission. POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse explains.
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