Infrastructure and Permitting

Infrastructure and Permitting

Our nation runs the risk of losing the advantages provided by our vast energy resources due to the politicization of pipeline, transmission lines, and other infrastructure projects. Many areas in the U.S. are already missing out on the full benefits of our energy revolution because it has been difficult to permit and build or replace energy infrastructure.
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Infrastructure Lost

Why America Cannot Afford to "Keep It In the Ground" - the aggregate economic impact of these campaigns.
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A modernized NEPA will protect the environment, unlock investment, and create jobs.

Press Release

June 16, 2021

125 State and Local Chambers Ask President Biden to Reverse Ban on New Energy Production on Federal Lands and Waters

WASHINGTON D.C. – 125 state and local Chambers from 30 states around the nation today sent a strong message of opposition to President Biden’s indefinite ban on new energy production on federal lands and waters. The Chambers sent a letter organized by the U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute to
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June 9, 2021

U.S. Chamber Statement on the Termination of the Keystone XL Pipeline Project

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marty Durbin, President of the U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute, issued the following statement regarding the termination of the Keystone XL pipeline project: “TC Energy’s decision to terminate the Keystone XL pipeline project is understandable, but necessary only because of
Press Release

January 27, 2021

U.S. Chamber Welcomes Biden Focus on Climate Solutions, Opposes Federal Lands and Waters Energy Ban

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to today’s announced White House actions on climate change, Marty Durbin, Senior Vice President of Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, made the following statement: “The U.S. Chamber applauds President Biden’s ‘whole of government’ approach to combatting climate
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January 26, 2021

Opportunities Abound to Build a Cleaner, Stronger Transportation System

Earlier this month, the Chamber announced an important new campaign for 2021—“Build by the Fourth of July,” which, as the name implies, calls on Congress to pass comprehensive infrastructure legislation into law by July 4th, 2021. This effort includes more than 220 organizations, including major
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January 22, 2021

U.S. Chamber Global Energy Institute Statement on Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Suspension

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the Biden Administration’s announcement that the Department of Interior will suspend any oil and natural gas authorizations on federal lands and waters for 60 days, Global Energy Institute President Marty Durbin made the following statement: “There is never a good
Press Release

January 20, 2021

U.S. Chamber Opposes Executive Action to Halt Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marty Durbin, president of the U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute, issued the following statement today opposing the Biden Administration’s announced plans to revoke the Keystone XL pipeline permit: "The Chamber opposes President Biden’s action to revoke the permit for the
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October 2, 2020

Roll Call Op-ed: "Infrastructure investment is the best idea that never happens: Could 2021 be different?"

When this year’s presidential election is over, no matter what issues the campaign turns on, we believe there are two profound challenges that face our nation now and are likely to define the success and legacy of the president who sits in the Oval Office for the next four years. The first — and
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August 25, 2020

U.S. Chamber Coalition Moves to Defend NEPA Reforms In Court

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, along with eight other associations, has taken steps to intervene in litigation seeking to roll back recently enacted reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Earlier this summer, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Infrastructure and Permitting

Infrastructure Lost

Unlock American Investment

125 State and Local Chambers Ask President Biden to Reverse Ban on New Energy Production on Federal Lands and Waters

U.S. Chamber Statement on the Termination of the Keystone XL Pipeline Project

U.S. Chamber Welcomes Biden Focus on Climate Solutions, Opposes Federal Lands and Waters Energy Ban

Opportunities Abound to Build a Cleaner, Stronger Transportation System

U.S. Chamber Global Energy Institute Statement on Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Suspension

U.S. Chamber Opposes Executive Action to Halt Keystone XL Pipeline

Roll Call Op-ed: "Infrastructure investment is the best idea that never happens: Could 2021 be different?"

U.S. Chamber Coalition Moves to Defend NEPA Reforms In Court

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