While Manchin’s 'dirty deal' was previously defeated, its possible inclusion in the massive military spending bill, seen as must-pass legislation, has outraged environmentalists and climate campaigners.
While Manchin’s push for permitting reforms was previously defeated, its possible inclusion in the massive military spending bill, also seen as must-pass legislation, has outraged environmentalists and climate campaigners who argue that the nation must end investments in new fossil fuel infrastructure — including the Mountain Valley Pipeline which would run through West Virginia — in order to make way for the renewable energy transition necessary to stave off the worst impacts of rising global...
“Manchin’s dirty deal is just as toxic and dangerous as before,” said Gaby Sarri-Tobar, energy justice campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity, which spearheaded the letter. “This obvious fossil fuel giveaway would devastate communities and set back efforts to avoid a climate catastrophe.
Climate campaigners worldwide decried the failure of the U.N.-backed COP27 climate conference in Egypt that concluded last month without new and binding emissions reduction targets, especially for wealthy and high-polluting nations like the United States, where the fossil fuel industry maintains a powerful grip on lawmakers and government policy.
In the letter sent Monday, the groups said: “This fossil fuel wish list associated with the Inflation Reduction Act side deal, the so called Energy Independence and Security Act , is a cruel and direct attack on environmental justice communities and the climate writ large. This legislation would truncate and hollow-out the environmental review process, weaken Tribal consultations, and make it far harder for frontline communities to have their voices heard.
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