'If it becomes easier to build gas pipelines through our backyards, like the Mountain Valley Pipeline, then the land, air, and water we depend on risks being poisoned, and us along with it.'
As a West Virginian Veteran, I appreciate that person's right to speak out is a cornerstone of our democracy. For decades, people across the country have voiced their concerns about polluting facilities in their neighborhoods as part of the federal government's review and decision-making regarding permits and projects.
Whether you call it the Permitting Reform Bill, the Polluter Loophole Bill, or just"Schumer's Deal with Manchin," there is legislation in works that threatens to change bedrock environmental laws in ways that would curtail or even remove the ability of communities across America to influence whether or not they'll have mining or fossil fuel projects built near their homes.
Let's be clear, congressional leaders are keeping the legislation a tightly held secret, so we only have what was promised to Sen. Manchin in exchange for his support of the Inflation Reduction Act via a. Any effort to change bedrock environmental laws and public engagement in federal permitting should be conducted in a transparent and public discussion, not in secret side deals attached to must pass governmental funding legislation.
in the time to completion, and that early engagement with potential local opponents can avoid extended delays or project cancelations. In other words, the law that brings in public participation and environmental considerations actually proves helpful, rather than a source of delay, for clean energy infrastructure projects. Another study by the Forest Service published incame to the same conclusion and further found that a robust NEPA analysis led to faster permitting.
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