KDCR Memo July 22, 2025: House Natural Resources Committee Hearing on “Permitting Purgatory: Restoring Common Sense to NEPA Reviews”
House Natural Resources Committee members debated reforms to NEPA reviews, with Republicans calling for streamlining and litigation limits while Democrats stressed public input and environmental...
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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee convened to review Lee Zeldin’s nomination, with bipartisan discussion highlighting his past water quality work, potential for faster permitting,...
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The Senate FY2025 Energy & Water bill slightly cuts overall carbon management funding by $75M and carbon capture by $175M, while maintaining priorities for FEED studies, CDR pilots, and carbon...
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These investments support carbon capture and storage, direct air capture, and other carbon management technologies Rescinding or reducing federal funding threatens private investments, project...
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The Coalition shared a legislative update highlighting plans for its May 15 Capitol Hill Day, where members will meet with key congressional offices on tax priorities such as the Carbon Capture...
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The Coalition supports a 75% capture design capacity requirement on a per-unit basis for electric generating units rather than a facility-wide mandate, ensuring robust emissions reductions while...
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The January 17, 2024 Legislative Work Group meeting provided updates on FY24 appropriations agreements, the $78 billion bipartisan SFC/W&M tax package, PHMSA reauthorization and pipeline safety...
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The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on three bipartisan bills aimed at modernizing permitting: HR 573 on NEPA reporting, HR 4503 on electronic permitting, and HR 4776, the SPEED Act,...
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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee reviewed Chris Wright’s nomination, highlighting bipartisan interest in expanding nuclear, natural gas, and geothermal energy to advance US energy...
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The House FY2025 Energy & Water bill cuts DOE carbon management funding by $68M and proposes to reprogram $15B from the Carbon Dioxide Transport program to support nuclear demonstrations, while...
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