Neil Chatterjee was demoted as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday. Credit: Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit Neil Chatterjee abruptly lost his job as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday when, after two years of being a steadfast supporter of fossil fuel industries, he took a few steps that were more climate friendly. The Trump administration demoted Chatterjee and elevated the other Republican commission member, James Danly, to become chairman. “I knew that pursuing those policies could potentially lead to a backlash, and my view was, ‘It’s the right thing to do, and I’m going to go forward with it,'” Chatterjee said in an interview, referring to actions he took that helped the climate and clean energy. “And if, in fact, the speculation is correct, and that, in fact, is why I was demoted, then I am actually quite proud of that.” […]

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