TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has vetoed Senate Bill No. 861, which proposed permitting open-air Christmas tree burning events in New Jersey municipalities. This decision aligns with the state’s Air Pollution…
Climate Protesters Invade The Stage, Shout Down Joe Manchin Event Over Permitting Deal Nick Pope on June 6, 2023 A group of climate protesters disrupted Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s remarks…
Biden-McCarthy Deal Hands Joe Manchin A Victory In Pipeline Permitting Battle John Hugh DeMastri on May 29, 2023 The debt ceiling deal between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, would…
The New Jersey Senate gave final legislative approval to a bill sponsored by Sen. Jon Bramnick that permits stalking victims to obtain restraining orders against strangers.…
Green Activists Pressure Renewables Industry To Reject Permitting Reform That Boosts ‘Dangerous’ Fossil Fuels John Hugh DeMastri on May 19, 2023 Dozens of climate activist groups are pressuring the renewable energy industry…
Biden’s Permitting Wishlist Completely Omits American Oil And Gas John Hugh DeMastri on May 10, 2023 The White House on Wednesday outlined a set of permitting reform objectives designed to support the…
Manchin Unveils Sweeping Permitting Reform Bill Again After Bipartisan Opposition Doomed Previous Attempt John Hugh DeMastri on May 2, 2023 Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on Tuesday introduced legislation to reform…
North Dakota Bill Permitting Public School Teachers To Ignore Preferred Pronouns Heads To Governor’s Desk Alexa Schwerha on April 28, 2023 A North Dakota bill that would allow public school teachers to…
American Oil CEO Says Biden Climate Goals ‘Impossible’ Without Permitting Reform John Hugh DeMastri on March 7, 2023 The Biden administration’s goal of combating climate change through incentives in its signature Inflation…
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will unveil a new strategy on Friday to ramp up production and processing of critical minerals vital to power electric vehicle (EV) batteries, according to…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden wants a bill to speed energy permitting attached to the annual defense policy spending legislation that Congress is considering, the White House said on Monday.…
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Republicans will seek to boost American production of lithium, copper and other electric-vehicle metals after the U.S. midterm elections gave them narrow control of the House of…
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Washington’s growing financial support for companies that produce metals used in electric vehicles will likely prove fruitless unless the federal government streamlines the mine permitting process, investors,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said an energy permitting proposal by Democratic Senator Joe Manchin is a “poison pill” in a stop-gap spending package to keep federal government…
Here’s How Dems’ Permitting Bill Could Help Nationalize The Power Grid Jack McEvoy on September 25, 2022 Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia’s energy permitting bill could allow the government…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill aimed at updating federal permitting of energy pipelines and other facilities will be attached to a temporary spending bill that must be enacted before Sept. 30, U.S.…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden supports a proposal by Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin for permitting reform for energy projects, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday. Permitting reform would…
SOUTH RIVER, NJ (PSA) – Weather conditions permitting, the Middlesex County Mosquito Commission will be conducting spraying in South River tomorrow, August 15th between the hours of 7:00 PM and midnight. The…
Biden Admin Quietly Admits Math Error Is Causing Massive Oil, Gas Permitting Delays Thomas Catenacci on May 19, 2022 UPDATE: This article has been updated to include comment from a Department of…