Today, Jackson Walker partner Michael J. Nasi gave witness testimony at an Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed greenhouse gas emissions standards for the power sector and the reliable delivery of electricity.

In addition to Mike Nasi, fellow witnesses included:

• Patrick O’Loughlin, President and CEO, Buckeye Power Inc. and Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives
• Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA)
• Jay Duffy, Litigation Director, Clean Air Task Force

To read Mike’s witness testimony, click here. For more information about the hearing, see the hearing webpage. To watch the hearing, click here. For media coverage on the hearing, view “3 takeaways from hearing on EPA power plant rule” by E&E News.

Meet Mike

Mike is the founder and Chair of Jackson Walker’s Climate Change & Carbon Management group and is also active in the environmental and energy practice areas. His practice spans across numerous federal and related state environmental and utility regulatory programs with a focus on environmental and utility regulatory counseling and litigation for the power sector as well as project development incentives and power market reforms. Mike is counsel for energy interests in state, regional and national litigation and policy initiatives including matters pending before several state and federal agencies and multiple Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Mike has been an expert witness and speaker at hearings, energy policy events, and classrooms across the country, including the White House and the United Nations, and is published in several trade, law, and business journals on environmental and energy law. He participates on advisory boards or as counsel for several state and regional energy research initiatives including the Wyoming Energy Agency, North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) Foundation Board, the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB), the Energy Council, and the University of Houston Center for Carbon Management in Energy (CCME).

To explore the firm’s representation of energy clients in developing and deploying incentives and projects for the capture, transportation, utilization, and storage of carbon dioxide, visit the Energy and Climate Change & Carbon Management practice pages.