"Environmentalists are going on offense against President Trump's latest pick to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, signaling that another bruising confirmation fight looms in the weeks ahead.

Greens are highlighting Bernard McNamee's role in the Department of Energy's controversial efforts to compensate struggling coal and nuclear plants for the "resilience" they provide to the electric grid (Energywire, Oct. 4).

Earthjustice called McNamee "a Republican political operative with a history of unrelenting support for dirty energy interests."

The group noted his current position as executive director of D"

Geof Koss and Nick Sobczyk report for E&E Daily October 5, 2018. [2]