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.
EPA's Costly Rule Will Slow Economic Development and Burden Communities WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, joined by other national business groups, will file a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s
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 President Obama’s veto of the resolutions under the Congressional Review Act, which would prohibit the EPA from implementing new greenhouse gas
Yesterday in Minnesota a federal court rejected efforts by environmentalists who are fighting against pipeline companies and the importation of Canadian light and heavy crude oil, including oil sands crude. Emboldened by their victory against Keystone XL and their abuse of the Presidential permit
Unless you live under a rock, you likely know by now that the Obama Administration’s carbon emissions rule – which could be referred to as the Costly Power Plan – proposes to redesign the country’s electric power sector. You – the electricity consumer – are expected to foot the bill. The
President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline project clearly is a decision based on politics and not on what is good for America. Keystone XL was ruled by President Obama’s own State Department to have no significant environmental impact, would have created at least 42,000 jobs
'President Obama Has Put Politics Before the Best Interests of the Country,' Says Donohue WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue issued the following statement today on President Obama’s denial of the Keystone XL pipeline: “In rejecting the Keystone XL
Because population and vehicle traffic have increased at rates that greatly exceed growth in highway capacity, the Dallas-Fort Worth area now suffers from stifling traffic congestion. The North Central Texas Council of Governments has identified $95 billion of highway and transit projects necessary to alleviate the worst of the region’s congestion problems, including $40 billion for construction and expansion of freeways to accommodate additional vehicle capacity.
The direct economic impacts of EPA’s proposed ozone regulations are well documented. According to the National Association of Manufacturers, the rule is expected to be the most expensive regulation in history, and will serve as an economic handcuff on business development in areas unable to comply with more stringent standards. As demonstrated in this report, however, the indirect transportation impacts of this rule could lead to similarly harsh consequences, as penalties for noncompliance result in the withholding of funds for critically important infrastructure improvements.
