McConnell, Manchin Press Federal Regulators to Lift Climate Change Restrictions on Gas Pipelines

[mystery-ak]

McConnell, Manchin Press Federal Regulators to Lift Climate Change Restrictions on Gas Pipelines

Penny Starr 27 Mar 2022

The pushback continues against Joe Biden’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) rules, put into place in February to consider greenhouse gas emissions and “vulnerable” communities when permitting natural gas pipelines, including criticism from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV).

“At a time when we should be looking for ways to expedite the approval of these important projects, the Commission has chosen on a purely partisan basis to do the exact opposite,” McConnell wrote in a draft of the letter he sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), obtained by Politico. “Erecting new roadblocks to affordable, abundant energy makes no sense, particularly in this tenuous time.”

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/27/mcconnell-manchin-press-federal-regulators-to-lift-climate-change-restrictions-on-gas-pipelines/

[Killer Clouds]

This right here is proof that Manchin is your typical lying hypocrite POS DCP disciple. He is two faced garbage that is not to be trusted.

[Smokin Joe]

Not sure what you mean. Manchin is against new regulations that make it harder to obtain natural gas pipeline permits.

Permitting processes are already long, laborious, red tape strangled deals and adding consideration of "greenhouse gasses" and "vulnerable communities" (whatever that is) to the list of hoops to jump through is just making it even harder to put a new line in.

States already have regulations governing land use in the vicinity of pipelines or existing residential and commercial areas, so I'm really not sure what they mean by "vulnerable" communities unless it is some sort of racist catch-all for whatever the regulators want to throw at pipeline companies at the time.

[Killer Clouds]

Manchin says he wants to lift climate change restrictions. Manchin also want to give 500 billion dollars for climate change in Build Back Better. Manchin is not to be trusted at all.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Has about as much chance of happening as Stacey Abrahms passing up dessert in a cafeteria line.

[Fishrrman]

"McConnell, Manchin Press Federal Regulators to Lift Climate Change Restrictions on Gas Pipelines"

Good luck on that.
Let's go, Brandon !

[libertybele]

"McConnell, Manchin Press Federal Regulators to Lift Climate Change Restrictions on Gas Pipelines"

Good luck on that.
Let's go, Brandon !

Yes.  Let's Go Brandon!!!

[EdinVA]

Why doesn't the Agency senate subcommittee have authority over the approval of regulations?
Shouldn't the subcommittee be the ones that "validate" proposed regulation with the intent of standing legislation?
How can oversight be accomplished if the oversight organization is not involved?

[christian]

Democrats releasing the choke hold they have on America, while they are busy chasing more jobs away from us, to China?  About as likely as Biden getting out of bed with Putin and Xi on crisis es generated!