 Energy & Environment |
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EPA gives states more authority to block projects under Clean Water Act |
The Biden administration is making it easier for states to block infrastructure projects like pipelines for water quality reasons. |
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule on Thursday that allows states or tribes to consider any aspect of the project with the potential to impact water quality as it weighs whether to block a project. "Our focus was on restoring [state] authority and providing an efficient path to critical infrastructure projects in this country," Radhika Fox, the EPA's top water official, told reporters on Thursday. It's the reversal of a Trump-era rule that limited the basis on which a state could block a project. The Trump rule came after blue states had used their Clean Water Act authority to block two high-profile projects: a coal shipping port in Washington state and a gas pipeline that would have run between Pennsylvania and New York. The Democratic governors of North Carolina, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Mexico and Maryland praised the new Biden administration rule in written statements shared by the EPA. Read more at TheHill.com. | Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, we're Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. | |
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Manchin, Barrasso meet on permitting |
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) met Thursday to discuss permitting reform.
Following the meeting, the pair released a joint statement saying they hoped to reach an agreement on the issue they've been negotiating for months on end. But they gave no details on what they discussed or the progress of the talks.
"We are in agreement that we must act to accelerate our permitting system and are committed to reaching a bipartisan solution that prioritizes American energy security, reliability and affordability," they said.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill targeting California's efforts to phase out gas-powered cars. |
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Leveling off after steady increases since early April, Lake Mead appears to have reached its peak for the year — more than 22 feet above last year. |
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U.S. oil prices reached $90 a barrel Thursday for the first time in nearly a year, with the spike coming shortly after Saudi Arabia announced extended production cuts. |
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The Biden administration is awarding more than $1 billion in grants as part of an effort aimed at increasing Americans' access to trees and green spaces. |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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Federal border officials are calling for urgent repairs of a Southern California facility that treats sewage from Tijuana, Mexico, after the already deteriorating facility incurred additional damage … |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Green group to launch 'experts of color' database (E&E News) A Court Settlement Puts the E.P.A. on Track to Regulate Pesticides More Strictly (The New York Times)
Carbon capture project back at Texas coal plant after 3-year shutdown (Reuters)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) vented his frustration about the hard-line conservatives holding up appropriations, dropping an expletive as he dared his fiercest critics to attempt a vote to oust him. Read more |
| Prosecutors in Delaware brought three gun-related charges against Hunter Biden on Thursday, with a grand jury indicting the president's son after special counsel David Weiss said he would pursue charges following the evaporation of a plea deal. Read more |
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