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| Dear Friend, |
| The fossil fuel and mining industries have successfully convinced their congressional allies to once again make it easier to greenlight dirty fossil fuel projects and poorly regulated mining operations. |
| U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) recently introduced the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. The bill would increase oil, gas, and dirty mining operations on public lands, undo the Biden administration’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) pause, and facilitate the construction of more fossil fuel infrastructure that would lock us into decades of fossil fuels use. |
| Yesterday, a group of lawmakers voted to bring the bill to a potential full Senate vote. That means this dangerous bill is one step closer to passing the Senate and ultimately becoming law. |
| Under the guise of so-called ‘permitting reform,’ they are facilitating a free-for-all on our cherished public lands and fast-tracking permits for dirty industries that have a long history of polluting our water, land, and air. And when impacted communities try to hold them accountable and prevent industries’ hazardous projects from being sited in their communities, they want to curtail their ability to fight back. |
| You’ve helped us defeat misguided and dangerous changes to our permitting process and environmental laws, and we need your action to do it again. |
| We must move away from fossil fuels and embrace our transition to clean energy, but we cannot do so through providing more incentives for the fossil fuel industry while weakening critical environmental protections. |
| We do not have to choose between clean energy and environmental protection, we can do both. |
| We can rapidly build out the clean energy infrastructure and supply chain we need to combat climate change while requiring strong environmental protections and engagement with impacted communities. Environmental laws like NEPA that require federal agencies to transparently examine a project’s impacts are critical to ensuring that our clean energy transition is grounded in justice and benefits all communities. |
| Join us and urge your Member of Congress to oppose the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. |
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Sincerely,
Raúl García
Vice President
Policy & Legislation |
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