Outgoing FERC Commissioner Urges Commission to Broaden Analysis of Need for and Effect of Pipelines: Effect May Be to Increase Direct Action by Pipeline Opponents
February 8, 2017
Norman Bay’s tenure as Chairman and a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ended with his resignation effective February 3. He resigned after President Trump appointed another member of FERC to serve as chairman. The resignation leaves the Commission, which is authorized to have 5 members, with only 2 members; one short of a quorum.
In one of Bays’ last acts, he voted with the other…