{"id":516809,"date":"2022-11-27T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/climate-activists-set-to-pressure-biden-with-congress-divided\/"},"modified":"2022-11-27T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T13:00:00","slug":"climate-activists-set-to-pressure-biden-with-congress-divided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/climate-activists-set-to-pressure-biden-with-congress-divided\/","title":{"rendered":"#Climate activists set to pressure Biden with Congress divided"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2598dfe662e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/climate-activists-set-to-pressure-biden-with-congress-divided\/#Climate_activists_set_to_pressure_Biden_with_Congress_divided\" >Climate activists set to pressure Biden with Congress divided<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/climate-activists-set-to-pressure-biden-with-congress-divided\/#Black_Friday_and_Cyber_Monday_deals_from_BestReviews\" >Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals from BestReviews:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Climate_activists_set_to_pressure_Biden_with_Congress_divided\"><\/span>Climate activists set to pressure Biden with Congress divided<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>The limited at best prospects for major climate legislation under a divided Congress has left many environmental advocacy groups hoping to amp up pressure on the Biden administration to advance regulations that are more protective of the environment.<\/p>\n<p>While there are some legislative climate issues to watch with a GOP House and Democratic Senate,\u00a0activists say the best chance at progress has shifted\u00a0to steps that might be taken administratively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe do not see Congress as the avenue for major progress in the next 12 months and we think there\u2019s a lot more ground we can cover in implementation, executive action and states,\u201d Holly Burke, a spokesperson for the environmental group Evergreen Action, told The Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will keep our eye on the ball with regards to Congress, but we\u2019re not going to invest most of our time there,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Black_Friday_and_Cyber_Monday_deals_from_BestReviews\"><\/span><strong>Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals from BestReviews: <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Post-022.jpg?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3744575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Post-022.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Post-022.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Post-022.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Post-022.jpg?resize=720,720 720w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Post-022.jpg?resize=645,645 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Post-022.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Post-022.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Post-022.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Post-022.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Post-022.jpg?resize=876,876 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats and Republicans are bitterly divided on climate change, with the GOP voting unanimously against the sweeping legislation known as the Inflation Reduction Act, which represented the biggest steps taken by a U.S. Congress on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates would have sought to build on that win with a Democratic Senate and House, but now see regulation and implementation of that climate and tax bill as their next frontiers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to take our foot off the gas on Congress in terms of making sure we continue to make the modest progress that\u2019s possible again through <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriations [and] through the farm bill, but in terms of the main focus of what the Sierra Club is looking to advance the climate agenda, it\u2019s absolutely [Inflation Reduction Act] implementation, which goes hand-in-hand with executive action,\u201d said Melinda Pierce, the Sierra Club\u2019s legislative director.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hoping we see quite a bit from the Biden administration on administrative rules that have been slowly progressing,\u201d she added. \u201cI think we\u2019re going to see a whole bunch come to fruition at the end of this year and certainly next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Major regulations that the Biden administration is expected to advance are pollution and climate standards\u00a0for power plants and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as limits for how much soot and smog can be in the air.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pierce said that air quality regulations like these are \u201ccritically important\u201d to her organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Burke said her organization would particularly pay attention to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evergreenaction.com\/blog\/falling-behind-a-report-card-on-epas-progress-on-10-important-power-sector-rules\">a set of regulations<\/a>\u00a0that pertain to the power sector since decarbonizing that area is key to bringing down emissions for the entire economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In terms of implementing the Inflation Reduction Act, Pierce said she\u2019d be watching how federal agencies handle the scale and speed of its investments as well as making sure that states take full advantage of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Energy industry advisers say they will maintain a focus on Congress, especially with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) seeking to advance permitting reform legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin\u2019s package is aimed at speeding up the approval process for energy projects, including both fossil fuels and renewable energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>His efforts have been backed by Democratic leaders as part of a deal to get him to support the sweeping climate bill, and Manchin has been working to convince Republicans to get on board.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Several have indicated that they are interested in working with him, though it\u2019s an issue that has a good chance of spilling into the next year from the lame-duck session. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe slim margin, along with Republicans controlling the agenda in the House, I think, creates a better environment because they\u2019ve had a more consistent position with Sen. Manchin already,\u201d said Frank Maisano, who represents both fossil and renewable energy clients at Bracewell LLP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a real opportunity to form consensus on something like permitting reform that is a must if you\u2019re going to have a rapid and just energy transition,\u201d Maisano said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added that a recent court decision that limited the scope of the EPA\u2019s authority over power plant regulations \u201ccreates more impetus to go back and have Congress pick up the ball and run with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Environmental organizations are also expected to track the permitting fight. Many have expressed opposition because of the potential to bolster pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neil Chatterjee, a senior adviser at Hogan Lovells, said that the congressional makeup can yield significant bipartisan legislation that may be \u201cwonkier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He suggested that community-based solar energy, energy efficiency measures, energy storage, electricity transmission and a carbon border tax are the sorts of policies he could see a bipartisan Congress getting behind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually think in the next couple of years we could see the emergence of substantive lobbying again and not so much the political message lobbying that has really dominated the landscape,\u201d said Chatterjee, who is the former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and also a former aide to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI really think you might see a return of the technical experts,\u201d he added.\u00a0\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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