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Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio). Photo credit: CNP/AdMedia/SIPA/Newscom
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on Neera Tanden to lead the White House budget office. CNP/AdMedia/SIPA/Newscom
Earlier this month, Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) urged Office of Management and Budget director nominee Neera Tanden to support extending a federal program that speeds up infrastructure permitting.
To the surprise of some observers and advocates, Tanden agreed. Yes, senator you are absolutely right, she said during one of her confirmation hearings. This has been a very successful program a 60% reduction in time for permitting since 2016.
How the Biden Administration Can Modernize Environmental Review
February 11, 2021, 9:02 am
In the weeks following his inauguration, President Joe Biden has embarked on one of the largest economic recovery efforts in U.S. history. Central to this recovery will be an investment in major infrastructure buildouts, including transit, passenger rail, electricity grids, wind turbines, and much more. If the Biden administration is to successfully “Build Back Better,” however, it will have to address one of the largest environmental rollbacks in U.S. history the Trump administration’s gutting of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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President Biden made clear his intention to rectify and improve the implementation of NEPA when, on his first day in office, he signed an executive order directing the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to review the Trump-era NEPA regulations and consider suspending, revising, or rescinding them. This action will set int
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by Scott Waldman: Items include permitting for fossil fuel infrastructure and creating jobs to clean up pollution…
President Biden launched one of the strongest climate policy platforms in U.S. history with a series of executive orders yesterday.
The moves made addressing climate change a national priority on par with battling the pandemic and revitalizing the economy.
“It’s about workers building our economy back better than before,” Biden said before signing the order. “It’s a whole-of-government approach to put climate change at the center of our domestic, national security and foreign policy. It’s advancing conservation, revitalizing communities and cities and on the farmlands, and securing environmental justice.”
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