Editor’s Note: One August 10, 2018, the US Appeals Court for the District of Columbia issued a stay order on the FCC’s plan to restrict the parameters of the Lifeline program, starting with Tribal lands, described in this article. Watch for continuing... Read More »

President Trump has nominated D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh issued a dissent in a net neutrality case that CUB finds troubling. Net neutrality is a simple concept that says that... Read More »

A change in power has occurred in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Legislative Assembly is now controlled by the Progressive Conservative party. The premier of Ontario is now Doug Ford, the older brother of infamous Toronto mayor Rob Ford.

Why... Read More »

At the end of May, the CUB staff was pleased to welcome our summer 2018 Contract Attorney, Ben Swerdlow.

Ben grew up in Highland Park, Illinois but his chosen home is Oregon. He received a B.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology... Read More »

Registration is now open for CUB’s eighth annual Energy Policy Conference, Destination: Decarbonization! Taking place on Friday October 19, 2018 at the Downtown Portland Hilton, this conference is designed to educate analysts, attorneys, advocates, regulators, utility executives, and others working in... Read More »

CUB recently joined SEPA (Smart Electric Power Alliance), and I attended its webinar, “Fresh Solutions for Low-Income and Historically Underserved Customers” last month.

An increasing number of cities, counties, and states around the US are committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.... Read More »