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ConservAmerica Joins Comments on Proposed EPA Rule Targeting Power Plants
ConservAmerica Joins Comments on Proposed EPA Rule Targeting Power Plants

WASHINGTON, DC - ConservAmerica has joined with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, the National Lime Association, the Aluminum Association, and the American Chemistry Council in submitting comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to proposed regulations targeting fossil-fueled power plants emissions along with the repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule.

“It’s important to acknowledge the potential that the two technologies that EPA points to as essential for the implementation of its rule - carbon capture and storage and hydrogen co-firing - can have in reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” said Todd Johnston, Vice President, for ConservAmerica. “However, imposing overly ambitious timelines for their implementation is counterproductive.

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Meredith KennyEPA, Press Release, Power Plant, permitting reform, public comments
Senator Manchin Pushes Permitting Reform
Senator Manchin Pushes Permitting Reform

Congress is making its way back to Washington, DC, for the final push before the mid-term elections, when attention will shift away from legislating to the campaign trail.

Just before the August recess, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) struck a deal with Democrat leadership to take up permitting reform in exchange for supporting the Inflation Reduction Act under the budget reconciliation process.

That deal was crucial to winning Manchin’s support for Joe Biden’s biggest policy win of his presidency, which included $369 billion in climate spending. And while Democrat leadership has promised to help Manchin pass some form of permitting reform, individual members are less enthused. Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer has announced his intention to roll reform into the must-be-passed continuing resolution (CR), necessary to keep the government funded through early 2023.

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Meredith KennySen. Manchin, permitting, senate, permitting reform