Green groups slam Dems' natural gas pipeline side deal as a 'betrayal'
Democrats' permitting reform deal is an 'atrocity,' the conservation director of Wild Virginia tells FOX Business
Environmental groups lambasted Democrats' side deal to green-light a West Virginia natural gas pipeline, saying such a provision would be a "betrayal."
The groups argued that the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), a 304-mile West Virginia-to-Virginia natural gas pipeline that is under construction, would mark a setback for federal environmental and endangered species protections. The $6.6 billion pipeline is mostly completed, but has faced a series of permitting setbacks from federal agencies and courts.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., agreed to support the Inflation Reduction Act, the $739 billion climate and tax package President Biden signed last month, in exchange for Democratic leadership's support of a permitting reform deal that would make it easier to approve energy projects including fossil fuel pipelines. Under the deal, which is expected to be included in the upcoming government funding bill, the MVP pipeline would be given broad federal approval.
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Democrats' permitting reform deal is an 'atrocity,' the conservation director of Wild Virginia tells FOX Business
Environmental groups lambasted Democrats' side deal to green-light a West Virginia natural gas pipeline, saying such a provision would be a "betrayal."
The groups argued that the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), a 304-mile West Virginia-to-Virginia natural gas pipeline that is under construction, would mark a setback for federal environmental and endangered species protections. The $6.6 billion pipeline is mostly completed, but has faced a series of permitting setbacks from federal agencies and courts.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., agreed to support the Inflation Reduction Act, the $739 billion climate and tax package President Biden signed last month, in exchange for Democratic leadership's support of a permitting reform deal that would make it easier to approve energy projects including fossil fuel pipelines. Under the deal, which is expected to be included in the upcoming government funding bill, the MVP pipeline would be given broad federal approval.
Green groups slam Dems' natural gas pipeline side deal as a 'betrayal'
Environmental groups slammed a permitting reform deal announced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., saying it would "accelerate the wildlife extinction crisis."
