The EPA could temporarily ease some air and waste rules so key energy plants can produce more during a shortage or other urgent need. Plants that follow a waiver would be protected from certain penalties and lawsuits.
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To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes. is a House bill in Congress.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects plants that process or refine key energy resources and people who live near them. Plants could face fewer environmental limits for short periods. Nearby communities could face more pollution or other environmental harm. Federal, state, and local agencies could also have less power to enforce rules that conflict with a waiver.
Why this matters: Energy plants may need to raise output quickly during a shortage or sudden jump in demand. This bill could speed that response by letting the EPA ease some environmental rules for a short time. It could also mean more pollution and fewer legal options for nearby communities and local officials. The result would depend on which rules the EPA waives and how often it uses this power.
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Officially: To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes.
The EPA could temporarily ease some air and waste rules so key energy plants can produce more during a shortage or other urgent need. Plants that follow a waiver would be protected from certain penalties and lawsuits.
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This page gives you an opportunity to support, oppose, or ask for changes to To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes., then contact the elected officials who can act. Modern Action drafts the message from your position and the reasons you select.
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