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.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce submits these comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) in response to its publication of the document, “A Working Approach for Identifying Potential Candidate Chemicals for Prioritization” (White Paper).1 The Chamber generally supports EPA’s
A lot can happen in a decade. Unfortunately, one of the things that hasn’t happened is construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. But today marks the ten year anniversary of when TransCanada first filed for a federal Presidential Permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline. Thankfully, after the Obama
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (“the Chamber”) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Council of Environmental Quality’s (“CEQ”) advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPR”)1 as CEQ considers revising its regulations concerning the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). The Chamber
Dear Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer: Our organizations, which represent nearly every sector of the U.S. economy, urge the Senate to pass H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017. This legislation would deepen America’s increasingly maturing public
The Global Energy Institute (GEI), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (“the Chamber”) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”)1 from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) as the Commission reviews the current policy framework for
Dear Chairman Barrasso and Ranking Member Carper: We, the undersigned organizations, enthusiastically support the nomination of Mary Neumayr as Chairwoman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). Ms. Neumayr’s extensive public service experience with the House of Representatives, Department of
Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on this important issue. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly supports the intent of the proposed rule and applauds EPA for finally addressing a longstanding problem inherent in much of its regulatory decisionmaking processes. While
Dear Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Pallone: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce appreciates the Committee’s work on commonsense improvements to the Environmental Protection Agency’s New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction permitting program, and we support the New Source Review Permitting Reform
