Our nation runs the risk of losing the advantages provided by our vast energy resources due to the politicization of pipeline, transmission lines, and other infrastructure projects. Many areas in the U.S. are already missing out on the full benefits of our energy revolution because it has been difficult to permit and build or replace energy infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President for Government Affairs Bruce Josten issued the following statement today upon the White House’s release of its final guidance for environmental reviews conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): “While we fully
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) was approved by Congress in 1973, shortly after the Arab Oil Embargo, and began carrying crude oil from Alaska’s North Slope south to the port at Valdez in 1977. Since then, TAPS has moved more than 17 billion barrels of crude oil, or about 2.4 times as much
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, today issued the following statement regarding a federal district court ruling striking down the Department of Interior’s proposed regulations on hydraulic fracturing: “The courts have once
Ever notice that when bad things happen to industries regulated by EPA, it’s always somebody else’s fault? Last April, when asked about the impact of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation on the coal industry, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy responded: I can't find one single bit of
After a year and a half of review, hearings, and public input sessions, a 1,168-mile pipeline proposed to move American crude oil from North Dakota to Illinois recently received approval from Iowa regulators (Bakken Gets Another Iowa Green Light, Des Moines Register April 8). When completed, the
This week, President Obama announced that his administration will pursue new regulation of methane emissions from existing oil and gas wells—the latest attack on homegrown energy. The President’s announcement was not a surprise, as the Administration has already undertaken a rulemaking process for
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, joined by fifteen other trade associations, filed a motion asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) carbon regulations for the electricity sector while the regulations are under review by the courts. The
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new analysis by the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy identifies key shortcomings that expose the subjectivity and fundamental unfairness of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) so-called “Clean Power Plan.” “What’s in a Target?” examines how the EPA relied