As the U. S. Senate reconvenes today it is posed to take up whether to establish federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions. There is, as yet, no direct bill in the Senate that is comparable to the U. S. House passed H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES), which aims to establish federal limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions along with an emissions trading program for regulated sources. However, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee currently have reported an energy bill that proposes a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) similar to House legislation. Further, there are rumblings among staff that a separate cap-and-trade bill may soon be introduced in the Senate.

DWGP has established a scholarship fund at the Washington College of Law at American University to honor the memory of Wallace L. Duncan ("Walley"), founder and past-president of the law firm.  Walley was widely recognized as an authority in the field of energy regulation because of his zealous advocacy for consumer-owned utilities across the country over the course of his 47 years of legal practice.

Because of Walley's strong connection to his alma mater, DWGP chose to honor him by establishing the Wallace L. Duncan Memorial Scholarship at the American University Washington College of Law.  The scholarship is a particularly fitting tribute because it will be presented annually to a student on the Administrative Law Review, the preeminent legal publication addressing administrative law and regulatory practice issues.