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Key Republican Energy Regulator Looks to Stay Past End of Term
Source: By Dean Scott, Bloomberg Law • Posted: Tuesday, April 27, 2021
A Republican on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission who raised eyebrows for delving into carbon pricing is considering staying on after his term expires, amid doubts that a Democratic successor can be confirmed by the end of June.
“Here we are in late April, and a successor has not even been nominated yet,” Commissioner Neil Chatterjee told Bloomberg Law, suggesting talk of his June 30 departure from the nation’s key energy regulatory body may be a bit premature.