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.

Letters

March 22, 2022

Coalition Letter to the Office of Management and Budget on the Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Expansion of Buy America Requirements

Dear Director Young: The undersigned associations stand ready to work with you and others across the Administration to ensure projects funded through the landmark bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) achieve their full potential. We understand the Office of Management and Budget
Letters

March 18, 2022

U.S. Chamber Request for Rehearing and Clarification of FERC’s Policy Statement on the Certification of Interstate Natural Gas Facilities

Pursuant to Section 19(a) of the Natural Gas Act (“NGA”)¹ and Rule 713 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure² of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (“the Chamber”) hereby requests rehearing and clarification of the Updated Policy
Letters

March 2, 2022

U.S. Chamber Letter on FERC Pipeline Policy Hearing

Dear Chairman Manchin and Ranking Member Barrasso: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce commends you for swiftly launching a bipartisan inquiry into the recent actions at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) to revise its policy statements relating to the agency’s consideration of requests to
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March 1, 2022

Record High Russian Oil Imports Show Need for Smarter Domestic Energy Policy

Yesterday, the Department of Energy released U.S. energy trade data for December 2021, giving us the first look at full year 2021 imports from Russia. With the backdrop of Russia invading Ukraine, DOE’s latest figures highlight the opportunity for domestic energy policies that strengthen U.S. energy
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December 16, 2021

Secretary Haaland Gives a Glimmer of Hope on Strategic Minerals

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland gave an early Christmas present last week when she suggested in a California meeting that the U.S. government may allow mining for critical minerals on public lands. Critical minerals are defined in the United States as 35 mineral commodities considered critical to the
Press Release

October 6, 2021

U.S. Chamber: New NEPA Rule Will Slow Progress

Washington, D.C. — In response to the Biden Administration’s proposed new rule that rolls back many of the recently-enacted reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Chad Whiteman, vice president for environment and regulatory affairs at the U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute
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
Press Release

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

Infrastructure and Permitting

Infrastructure Lost

Unlock American Investment

Coalition Letter to the Office of Management and Budget on the Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Expansion of Buy America Requirements

U.S. Chamber Request for Rehearing and Clarification of FERC’s Policy Statement on the Certification of Interstate Natural Gas Facilities

U.S. Chamber Letter on FERC Pipeline Policy Hearing

Record High Russian Oil Imports Show Need for Smarter Domestic Energy Policy

Secretary Haaland Gives a Glimmer of Hope on Strategic Minerals

U.S. Chamber: New NEPA Rule Will Slow Progress

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

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