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Infrastructure Act

Senate Panel Reviews Rollout of IIJA Funds

Environment and Public Works Committee takes a closer look at the IIJA

Tom Ichniowski

November 30, 2022

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Industry sees shortcomings in project review, Buy America provisions

Editorials

NEPA and Permitting Reform After Joe Manchin Flops

ENR Editorial Board

October 12, 2022

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A commentary on the missing piece of the U.S. infrastructure future.

Energy Infrastructure

Permit Reform Pulled From Stopgap Spending Bill, Clearing Passage

Tom Ichniowski

September 27, 2022

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Sen. Joe Manchin decision, announced shortly before a key Senate procedural floor vote on spending bill, leaves up in the air the fate of his proposed changes to project environmental review process

Energy Construction

Sen. Manchin Unveils Project Permit Reform Legislation

Tom Ichniowski

September 22, 2022

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Senate consideration of the proposal included in a stopgap spending bill was a condition the West Virginia Democrat won for his support of the $369B climate funding package President Joe Biden signed in August.

Federal Policy

With Vice President's Tie-Breaker, US Senate Approves Far-Reaching Climate Bill

Measure, with $369B in new funding, could push 40% cut in carbon emissions over next decade

Pam McFarland

Debra K. Rubin

August 8, 2022

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Aug. 12 House vote is set for compromise measure that aims $369B in climate spending and could spur $3.5 trillion in new U.S. energy supply infrastructure capital investment in next decade, with project permit reform promised by Sept. 30.

The Infrastructure Act

At Six-Month Mark, IIJA Funds Flow but Other Provisions Spark Concerns

White House says $110B distributed to states, localities so far

Tom Ichniowski

May 16, 2022

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White House says $110 billion has been distributed to states and localities so far, while the industry seeks a longer time frame for Buy America waivers.

Users, Opponents Take Sides on Corps Nationwide Project Permit Makeover

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

November 19, 2020

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NWP-12 revision, set to cut pipeline legal battles, now faces further scrutiny by a new administration.

High Court’s Groundwater Toxics Permit Rule Is New Conundrum

Mary B. Powers

May 13, 2020

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With new standard vague for 'non-point' source pollutants from pipe spills, treated wastewater and related, dischargers and others struggle to understand U.S. Clean Water Act compiiance.

Fight Continues Over Alaska's Proposed Pebble Mine

Corinne Grinapol

November 27, 2019

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Opponents are continuing to push against the proposed Pebble Mine project in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, even as the Army Corps of Engineers is expected to issue a final Environmental Impact Statement on the project next year.