Richard Glick is an American political aide and government official serving as Chairman of the

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(FERC).

Career

Glick previously served as general counsel for Democrats on the

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. Glick was also the head lobbyist for energy firm

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. He worked as an adviser to

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when Richardson was serving as

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during

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's presidency. On January 21, 2021, he was named chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by President Joe Biden. In February 2022, Glick was in a 3-2 majority of FERC commissioners who voted to significantly update the FERC interstate pipeline review policy. The new policy "will take into account a proposed project’s effect on climate change, look at a wider set of impacts on landowners and environmental justice communities, and scrutinize the economic need for a project beyond its contracts with shippers." Glick and his fellow commissioners were called before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and criticized by Senator

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for the incoming policy change.

References

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