In response to concerns that the ability of the electric system to provide frequency response following a system disturbance is falling across the United States, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)...

The governors also cite China's $315 billion commitment through 2020 for ultra-high-voltage power lines by way of comparison to US commitments.

On September 12, 2017, FERC and NERC released a joint statement and guidance encouraging ongoing interutility cooperation among all utilities in response to Hurricane Irma, which ravaged...

As evidence that cyberattacks continue to threaten electric infrastructure in the United States, a report issued on December 14 by cybersecurity firm FireEye indicates that critical infrastructure...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on September 27 affirmed a decision of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York

Third Country Nationals may be unable to schedule nonimmigrant visa appointments at U.S. consulates and embassies throughout Canada this summer.

On August 11, Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC (MEP) filed proposed tariff revisions in Docket No. RP16-1168 that, if adopted, would reflect one of the first instances in which an interstate pipeline proposed tariff...

On September 11, 2017, FERC granted a one-month extension for utilities and others affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma to submit certain filings.

On June 20, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, reviewing whether federal common law would support a claim that greenhouse gas emissions could give rise to a public nuisance claim that would warrant injunctive relief against future emissions.

Effective December 1, 2011, the U.S. Consulate in Chennai will be the sole U.S. Consulate in India to accept applications from foreign nationals applying for an intracompany transfer to the United States under the blanket L visa program.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions on January 26, 2011 to reach the annual cap limit for fiscal year (FY) 2011.

The potential government shutdown could have immigration-related consequences, especially for those immigration functions performed by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

On December 22, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would delay implementation of part 6 of the updated Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker.

According to news reports, President Obama has signed a directive to guide the actions of federal agencies in responding to cyber threats that explicitly permits actions outside government networks.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently issued a wave of Notices of Inspection (NOI) to selected employers requiring the employers to provide I-9 forms, payroll information, and business information for inspection.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a proposed rule under the Clean Act intended to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and air pollutants from crude oil...

On September 5, FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee named James P. Danly as the new general counsel for FERC.

Moving to embrace and encourage the role of energy storage resources in energy markets, FERC is proposing to require each RTO and ISO to enable the participation of electric storage resources...

Mr. McNamee will serve out the remainder of a term that ends in June 2020.