President Trump’s Executive Order Seeks to Initiate Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production
On March 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order (the Order) directing the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and other agencies involved in the financing and permitting process for domestic mining production to develop plans and take specific steps to enhance domestic mineral production in the United States (the U.S.).
New York, New England ISOs File Tariff Amendments at FERC to Allow Them to Collect Import Duties on Canadian Electricity — But Only If the Feds Say So
On February 28, 2025, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (“NYISO”) and ISO New England (“ISONE”) separately submitted requests to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) for expedited action on amendments to their FERC-approved tariffs that would allow them to recover the costs of any duties, tariffs, or taxes imposed on them by a federal agency on the import of electricity from Canada into their respective service territories.
