Kaine filed the amendment to remove a provision included in the debt ceiling deal that attempts to force executive agencies to issue permits for the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and prohibit judicial review of those permits.
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Appalachian Voices statement on passage of Fiscal Responsibility Act
TAGS: Fiscal Responsibility Act mountain valley pipeline President Joe Biden Sen. Joe Manchin Sen. Tim Kaine U.S. Congress
Sen. Joe Manchin re-introduces egregious Mountain Valley Pipeline giveaway
Today, Sen. Joe Manchin introduced a third version of his “permitting reform” bill, the Building American Energy Security Act, which, consistent with past proposals, attempts to override normal regulatory and judicial processes to create a way forward for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
NEW REPORT: Benefits for coal miners with black lung falling behind
This morning, advocates for miners with black lung and their families released a new report detailing how black lung benefit payments have fallen far behind the cost of living, putting ailing miners and their dependents among the most at risk as inflation continues to rise.
TAGS: Appalachian Citizens Law Center Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act National Black Lung Association Rep. Matt Cartwright Sen. Joe Manchin
Mountain Valley Pipeline: Risky, ruinous and roadblocked
Nine years after the Mountain Valley Pipeline project was announced, it remains unnecessary and dangerous to the communities, water resources, lands and habitats through which it is routed.
TAGS: 7 Directions of Service Bureau of Land Management Federal Energy Regulatory Commission mountain valley pipeline Sen. Joe Manchin U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Forest Service
For Appalachian communities, the 117th Congress brought significant victories, but work remains
As the new Congress begins, we at Appalachian Voices are taking stock of the many victories achieved in the 117th Congress that just came to a close.
TAGS: 117th Congress abandoned mine lands Acid Mine Drainage AMLER bipartisan infrastructure law black lung association Inflation Reduction Act mountain valley pipeline omnibus spending bill President Joe Biden RECOMPETE program Sen. Joe Manchin STREAM Act Tennessee Valley Authority White House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization
Statement on Manchin agreeing to pull permitting language from continuing resolution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2022 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, (540) 798-6683, dan@appvoices.org Late this afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Sen. Joe Manchin’s Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 would be removed from a continuing resolution to…
TAGS: Congress Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 Act of Inflation Reduction Act mountain valley pipeline Sen. Joe Manchin
After near unanimous House vote, more than 80 organizations urge Manchin & Barrasso to advance STREAM Act in Senate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2022 Contact: Trey Pollard, trey@pollardcommunications.com, 202-904-9187 APPALACHIA — More than 80 organizations from 15 states from called on Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-WV), Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY), subcommittee Chair…
Inflation Reduction Act’s passage makes important progress, but opens old battles on new fronts
We thought it might be helpful to sort through the good, the bad and the ugly, and explain why we support the Inflation Reduction Act and why we are wholly committed to fighting the industry’s permitting wish list and any forced congressional approval of MVP.
TAGS: Build Back Better Act Climate change Congress Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 mountain valley pipeline Renewable Energy Sen. Joe Manchin
House passes Inflation Reduction Act, which will mean historic climate and energy investments, a huge victory for miners with black lung and more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2022 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, (540) 798-6683, dan@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act, sending the bill containing many of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda priorities to…
TAGS: Black Lung Disability Trust Fund Build Back Better Act Climate change Congress Environmental Justice Inflation Reduction Act Sen. Joe Manchin
Appalachian Voices opposes permitting reform proposal by Sen. Manchin and Democratic leadership
Residents of every Appalachian and environmental justice community deserve to benefit from climate policy, and we firmly oppose any approach by Congress that sacrifices frontline communities as part of a political bargain.
TAGS: budget reconciliation Clean Water Act Climate change Congress Environmental Justice mountain valley pipeline National Environmental Policy Act Sen. Joe Manchin
