{"id":256603,"date":"2023-05-09T14:36:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T12:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=256603"},"modified":"2023-05-09T14:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T12:36:48","slug":"dozens-of-dem-lawmakers-pressure-white-house-to-crack-down-on-natural-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=256603","title":{"rendered":"Dozens Of Dem Lawmakers Pressure White House To Crack Down On Natural Gas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From\u00a0Daily Caller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By JOHN HUGH DEMASTRI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A group of 44 congressional Democrats on Monday sent a letter to the White House calling for the Biden administration to crack down on permitting for liquified natural gas (LNG) projects, in the interest of combatting climate change and promoting \u201cenvironmental justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) last year<\/a> reversed Trump-era rules that barred the government from blocking projects based on their \u201cindirect\u201d climate impact, according<\/a> to The Washington Post. The Democratic lawmakers in their letter<\/a> called for the administration to scrutinize permits for LNG projects, arguing that current Trump-era rules failed to consider the emissions impact of methane gas and the harms that existing infrastructure caused to minority communities. (RELATED: Efforts To Defund The Oil And Gas Industry Fell Off A Cliff In 2022, Report Says)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are concerned about the United States\u2019 continued expansion of liquefied fossil gas (LNG) infrastructure and capacity, despite recent reports and analyses questioning the necessity of such development and the effect that this buildout will have on this country\u2019s climate goals and frontline communities,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. \u201cOur ability to combat the worst impacts of the climate crisis depends, to a significant degree, on whether the United States approves proposed LNG pipeline and export terminal projects on top of the already-substantial LNG infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group also called for the CEQ to establish a \u201ccross-agency team\u201d from various federal agencies to consider the \u201ccombined climate and environmental justice\u201d impacts of any future natural gas permits. The lawmakers recommended including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of State, Department of Energy and \u201cother relevant agencies,\u201d for membership in this team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The administration in January issued updated guidance on greenhouse gas regulation, obligating federal agencies to mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions, incorporate social costs into cost-benefit analysis and focus regulatory scrutiny on fossil fuel projects as opposed to green energy projects,\u00a0according<\/a>\u00a0to a White House fact sheet. The move also requires federal agencies report their greenhouse gas emissions and establish \u201cbroad scale\u201d analysis to increase the efficiency of future environmental reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 17: Climate activist hold a demonstration to urge President Biden to reject the Willow Project at the US Department of Interior on November 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess\/Getty Images for Sunrise AU)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Biden administration has been\u00a0under fire<\/a>\u00a0from some\u00a0environmental activists<\/a>\u00a0over its recent approval of the Willow Project, a\u00a0massive<\/a>\u00a0oil drilling operation in northern Alaska. The group of Democratic lawmakers on Monday described the Department of Energy\u2019s analysis of the environmental impacts of the project as \u201cnot acceptable,\u201d and alleged that the agency failed to conduct \u201crigorous analyses of alternatives\u201d to the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The White House did not immediately respond to a Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A group of 44 congressional Democrats on Monday sent a letter to the White House calling for the Biden administration to crack down on permitting for liquified natural gas (LNG) projects, in the interest of combatting climate change and promoting \u201cenvironmental 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