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Celebrating its successful launch, the Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture, an interdisciplinary effort that reaches across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard…
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The Public Interest and Environmental Organization User Group (PIEOUG) discussed costly generation deactivations, RTO versus member filing rights over regional planning and long-term transmission projects…
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Washington Tries to Break Power Grid Logjams
May 15, 2024
A little-known but powerful regulator has finalized sweeping new rules designed to expand the construction of big power lines and bring more renewable energy to…
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Best Of BPR 5/14: Shaleen Title Goes Behind The Marijuana Rescheduling Headlines & Trump’s Election Interference Mishegoss With Nancy Gertner…
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Federal regulators on Monday approved sweeping changes to how America’s electric grids are planned and funded, in a move that supporters hope could spur thousands…
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Mercedes-Benz asked Nick Saban to address Alabama workers after UAW launched organizing campaign
May 15, 2024
Mercedes-Benz earlier this year brought college football coaching legend Nick Saban to talk to workers at its auto manufacturing campus in Alabama after the UAW…
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An op-ed co-written by Jesse Fried: Last week, Brown, Northwestern, and the University of Minnesota struck deals with small but loud groups of Israel-hating students:…
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a sweeping reform to transmission grid planning, one that proponents say is a major, much-needed win for…
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At the last Knicks game of the regular season, Cass Sunstein, the well-known legal scholar, found himself in the nosebleed seats of Madison Square Garden,…
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FERC in Focus: How will 2 Supreme Court cases — on Chevron deference and ALJs — affect the commission?
May 14, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to issue decisions this term on two cases that could affect the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — one dealing…
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In social sciences, the concept of cumulative advantage is sometimes referred to as the Matthew effect. The phrase is named from a biblical verse: “for…
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is expected on Monday to issue a final rule to address the crunch in U.S. electricity transmission as the…
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Rat poison is killing eagles and owls
May 14, 2024
Anticoagulant rat poison products are causing widespread deaths among eagles, owls, and other wildlife throughout the United States. A coalition of Massachusetts residents is urging…
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FERC’s ‘watershed’ transmission rules are here. Here’s what to know about Orders 1920 and 1977
May 14, 2024
During an open meeting on May 13, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unveiled two transmission rulings that, in combination, represent a “watershed” moment for the…
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Public Companies Are Alive and Well
May 13, 2024
An op-ed co-written by Mark Roe: The U.S. had well over 7,000 publicly owned companies in 1996. Today, we have half as many. That has…
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When Gary Gensler tweeted “It’s been an honor to serve as @SECGov Chair” last month, there was glee in parts of Wall Street that hoped…
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What the nation will most need from the presidency in 2025 is less of it. But both the incumbent and his predecessor intend to intensify…
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How to fight without ruining a relationship
May 13, 2024
Because humans are imperfect, complex social beings, we argue. We disagree. We butt heads. If you’re not fighting every once in a while, congratulations for…