by Alabama Rivers Alliance | Aug 16, 2021
Motion to intervene and comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coosa River Hydroelectric Project from Alabama Rivers Alliance, American Rivers, and Coosa Riverkeeper. These comments request FERC to examine greenhouse gas emissions from the project and take climate impacts into consideration.
by American Rivers | Jul 2, 2021
Comments from American Rivers, American Whitewater, Friends of the Teton River, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Idaho Conservation League, Idaho Rivers United, and Trout Unlimited on the draft license application from Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. on the...
by Colleen McNally-Murphy | Jun 10, 2021
Abstract: We analyzed United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) documents prepared for 29 recently licensed hydropower projects and created two novel datasets to improve understanding of the environmental study life cycle, defined here as the process...
by Colleen McNally-Murphy | May 26, 2021
Abstract Collectively, reservoirs constitute a significant global source of C-based greenhouse gases (GHGs). Yet, global estimates of reservoir carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions remain uncertain, varying more than four-fold in recent analyses. Here we...
by Hydropower Reform Coalition | Apr 23, 2021
The Hydropower Reform Coalition, Appalachian Mountain Club, Connecticut River Conservancy, and other members of the Coalition provided these comments in response to FERC’s “Notice of Virtual Listening Sessions and a Public Comment Period” (March 5, 2021) on the...
