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Supreme Court to consider limiting climate assessments for infrastructure projects |
The Supreme Court may decide to limit the federal government's ability to consider climate change or other environmental impacts when weighing whether to approve infrastructure such as pipelines and railroads. |
The high court on Monday announced that it would take up a case concerning the approval of a railway line that could ship oil in Utah. A lower court said that more assessments of the railway's impacts on oil production and refining — and the corresponding environmental impacts — was needed before it could be approved. Railway company Uinta Basin Railway, LLC and Utah's Seven County Infrastructure Coalition are hoping the Supreme Court will challenge that decision. But, more broadly, the case seeks to bar federal agencies from considering a project's indirect emissions — those related to the project's impacts on fossil fuel production or consumption. If the company wins out, this ruling could apply not only to rail projects, but also pipelines, shipping ports and other methods of transporting oil, gas and coal. Michael Gerrard, director of Columbia University's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, said that it would be "very worrisome" for the climate if the petitioners win out. "It could reduce the consideration of climate impacts" for a "wide variety" of federal actions, Gerrard noted. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) on Monday led 22 members of Congress in requesting that the Department of Energy add Texas to the areas serviced by proposed federal corridors for electrical transmission. |
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| The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a criminal bribery complaint urging the Justice Department to investigate former President Trump's solicitation of campaign donations from fossil fuel executives. |
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Colorado, Texas and New Mexico state officials voiced unanimous discontent after the Supreme Court on Friday upended a deal aimed at resolving long-term water disputes on the Rio Grande. |
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The Biden administration has tightened disclosure rules for trains carrying hazardous cargo, with railroads now required to inform local first responders about hazardous material immediately after a derailment. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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The nation is bracing for a high-stakes Supreme Court decision that could come as soon as this week on former President Trump's arguments that he is immune from prosecution as a former commander in chief. Read more |
| Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) will move within days to force a vote on having the House sergeant-at-arms forcibly bring Attorney General Merrick Garland before the House by holding him in "inherent contempt" over his refusal to turn over audio of President Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Read more |
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