Electric Utility Industry

Bush Administration Begins Systematic EPA Rollbacks with Withdrawal from Kyoto Protocol

2001-03-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On March 13, 2001, President George W. Bush announced the United States would not implement the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, signaling the beginning of a systematic rollback of environmental protections coordinated with fossil fuel industry lobbyists. The decision came just weeks after Vice …

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Public Utility Holding Company Act Breaks Up Utility Monopolies

1935-08-26 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) into law on August 26, 1935, based on the 1928-1935 Federal Trade Commission investigation of the electric industry that exposes widespread abuses by large multistate utility corporations. The Act addresses …

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