Debt ceiling deal sparks controversy over pipeline and environmental regulations.
The White House and House Republicans have agreed on limited changes to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their debt ceiling deal. The final legislation includes provisions to speed up infrastructure projects under the National Environmental Policy Act, but it does not clear the way to build large-scale electricity transmission lines, instead ordering a two-year study of the issue. The legislation essentially ensures construction of the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline, a $6.6 billion project to transport natural gas through Appalachia. The failure to agree on a more sweeping overhaul on permitting rules leaves an important item on Biden’s legislative to-do list.
- Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains. The Associated Press
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- Manchin could get a gas pipeline out of the debt ceiling deal, and environmental advocates are livid CNN
- Opinion | Congress Is Turning Climate Gaslighting Into Law The New York Times
- Manchin’s pipeline is back, thanks to the debt bill — here’s why it’s not going anywhere The Hill
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