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Environmental Permitting Narrowed As Part of Debt Ceiling Deal
| 题名： | Environmental Permitting Narrowed As Part of Debt Ceiling Deal |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | DAVID MURRAY |
| 摘要： | As part of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's deal with President Joe Biden's White House to extend the federal debt ceiling, Biden's administration agreed to significant permitting reforms under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The new restrictions and definitions will take effect immediately and will affect every federal agency. The deal also revokes some provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. The Hill newspaper described the reforms as "[t]he biggest changes to the landmark law [NEPA] in roughly four decades" and called them "a major win for the fossil fuel industry and pro-industry lawmakers like Sen. Joe Man-chin" (D-W.Va.). Among other things, the bill fast-tracks the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a 300-mile project that will transport natural gas between West Virginia and southern Virginia. The pipeline has long been a priority for Manchin, whose state depends on the energy industry. |
| 出版年： | 2023 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 137 |
| 期： | 11 |
| 页码： | 3,11 |
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