The measure would put time limits on environmental reviews and restrict communities’ power to challenge agency decisions in court. The letter was distributed Monday by U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, a progressive Arizona Democrat who chairs the House Natural Resources Committee and has vocally opposed the Manchin bill. The Manchin bill targets requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, demanding that environmental reviews of major projects are completed within two years and all others are completed within one. The pipeline should go through standard environmental reviews, he said. But the permitting bill remains without critical support in Washington.

Source: New York Times November 25, 2022 23:04 UTC