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Meet the new permitting debate. It’s the same as the old one. - Roll Call

The forces for and against a permitting overhaul, a version of which is in the GOP debt limit bill, look much as they did in December.

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As EPA readies climate rule, Obama and Trump eras linger - Roll Call

The Biden administration will propose a rule this month to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, a central plank to meet its climate targets.

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GOP sees Biden’s EV push as leverage for permitting

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress may not like the Biden administration’s recent proposal to squeeze greenhouse gas emissions standards in the name of advancing electric vehicle adoption, but it does provide them with leverage on one of their top priorities: an overhaul of the federal permitting process.

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GOP sees Biden's EV push as leverage for permitting - Roll Call

Republicans may not like the EPA's proposed limits on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, but it could help them overhaul permitting rules.

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To boost EVs, EPA proposes stricter vehicle emissions standards

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration wants to jolt the electric vehicle market by putting the squeeze on automakers in the form of much tougher standards for greenhouse gas emissions.

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To boost EVs, EPA proposes stricter vehicle emissions standards - Roll Call

The Biden administration looks to jolt the electric vehicle market with tougher automobile standards for greenhouse gas emissions.

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Republicans question EPA ‘good neighbor’ rule

WASHINGTON — The EPA’s recently finalized rule intended to help downwind states reach air quality standards has drawn the ire of Republican leaders who have questioned whether the agency has adequately considered its effects on industry and electric generation.

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Republicans question EPA 'good neighbor' rule - Roll Call

The EPA's recently finalized rule to help downwind states reach air quality standards has drawn the ire of Republican leaders.

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Four signs Meghan Markle may enter US politics - from Obama hire to calling senators

Meghan Markle has regularly spoken about social issues during interviews and here are four signs that the Duchess of Sussex could be planning a move into the political arena

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Norfolk Southern CEO pledges environmental, economic restoration at Ohio crash site

WASHINGTON — The head of Norfolk Southern Corp. pledged at a Senate hearing Thursday to fully restore environmental and economic conditions in the Ohio community where one of the company’s trains derailed last month, triggering a fire and public health concerns.

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Norfolk Southern CEO pledges environment, economic restoration at crash site - Roll Call

Chief executive Alan Shaw pledged at a Senate hearing to restore environmental and other conditions in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Senate votes to overturn DC criminal code changes

WASHINGTON — The Senate cleared a disapproval resolution Wednesday to block a District of Columbia bill that would have overhauled the criminal code, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk.

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Senate votes to overturn DC criminal code changes - Roll Call

The Senate cleared a measure Wednesday to nullify a controversial D.C. law, sending it to President Joe Biden for his expected signature.

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SCOTUS hears argument in case challenging scope of NLRB authority

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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EPA moves to restore rule on mercury from power plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reaffirming the basis for a rule that requires “significant reductions” in mercury and other harmful pollutants from power plants

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Bills to regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ died in Congress – with Republican help

Lobbying industry flexed muscle to ensure bills that aimed to set stricter standards on PFAS compounds went nowhere

The Independent UK

Title 42 border rules confound Washington, migrants alike

The drawn-out saga of Title 42 has been chaotic at the U.S.-Mexico border

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Hopes dim for quick omnibus spending passage amid Title 42 dispute

WASHINGTON — Senators left the Capitol late Wednesday as a partisan dispute over pandemic-era border restrictions snarled debate on the massive fiscal 2023 omnibus spending package.

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Schumer: Senate closing in on omnibus amendments deal - Roll Call

Senators left the Capitol late Wednesday as a partisan dispute over pandemic-era border restrictions snarled debate on the omnibus.

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Border policy questions loom as Senate works on funding, 'Dreamers' - Roll Call

An imminent end to pandemic-era asylum restrictions under Title 42 has renewed border policy debates on Capitol Hill.

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Election Day Is Here: Which Politicians Are Profiting (Or Losing) On Stocks?

U.S. voters will spend the majority of Tuesday casting their ballots for the candidates they want to represent them in Congress, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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Manchin push on pipeline approval recalls 1970s dam project

Approving a large construction project through Congress, as Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia is trying to do for Mountain Valley Pipeline in his state, is highly unusual and, according to legal scholars, rests on very thin precedent.

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Manchin push on pipeline approval recalls 1970s dam project - Roll Call

Approving a large construction project through Congress, as Sen. Joe Manchin is trying to do, is highly unusual, experts say.

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Manchin permitting bill faces difficult path forward

WASHINGTON — Legislation by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia that would overhaul the federal permitting process for energy and infrastructure projects received the endorsement on Thursday of his fellow Mountain State senator, Shelley Moore Capito, who had previously introduced a Republican bill to counter Manchin’s.

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Border politics threaten push to boost spending on migrant aid

Partisan division over U.S.-Mexico border security threatens to tank a Democratic effort this month to ramp up federal grant funds to help migrants who recently crossed the border, including those whom Republican-led states have bused and flown across the country.

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