Jun. 5—The federal government isn’t known for a quick permitting process. That’s even what Gov. Michele Lujan Grisham said at recent a business luncheon. Recent strides could speed a few things up. Last month, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council announced a new agreement with the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority, or RETA, to […]
Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Wednesday joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) to announce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s new rules on energy permitting, following a pledge Manchin made last week. The new National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rule, announced last week, […]
Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he will lead a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to undo the Biden administration’s final rule on permitting announced Tuesday morning. “All the White House had to do was implement the commonsense, bipartisan permitting reforms in the Fiscal Responsibility Act, that all sides agreed upon, but once […]
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! AUDIT RECOMMENDS ACTION ON CANNABIS PERMITTING Via Vik Jolly… A state audit triggered by instances of corruption and graft at the municipal level in permitting cannabis businesses has come up with recommendations that California cities and counties can use to boost public confidence and stem illegal schemes. […]
As court battles continue, supporters of Florida keeping permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands are trying a different tack: Put it in federal law. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., this week added an amendment to a bill to try to codify a 2020 decision by the U.S. Environmental […]
Mar. 8—The state Environment Department has filed a petition with a state regulatory board to raise permitting fees on industries that emit air pollution. The agency seeks to raise the fees to $81 per ton of pollutants from the current $38.47, which would be the first significant change to air quality permit fees in almost […]
Feb. 1—MORGANTOWN — The Senate Energy Committee on Thursday approved a carbon dioxide sequestration bill needed to pave the way for the state hydrogen hub and other carbon capture projects. SB 596 makes code changes needed for the U.S. EPA to grant the state primacy over the EPA for permitting Class VI underground injection (UIC) […]
Dec. 17—A report released this month by clean energy advocates is renewing pressure on the Newsom administration to ramp up permitting of electrical transmission projects, especially in the Central Valley, to speed California’s conversion to renewable power. In their report, the Center for Energy Efficiency, Renewable Technology and GridLab call for changes in permitting they […]