{"id":591160,"date":"2023-09-14T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-administration-gives-states-more-authority-to-block-pipeline-projects\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T16:00:00","slug":"biden-administration-gives-states-more-authority-to-block-pipeline-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-administration-gives-states-more-authority-to-block-pipeline-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden administration gives states more authority to block pipeline projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/coloradoriver_AP.jpeg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Biden administration is giving states and tribes more authority to block projects like pipelines that run through their waters on water quality grounds.<\/p>\n<p>A new final rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) undoes Trump administration efforts to limit states\u2019 authority to block such projects.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Specifically, the new Biden rule allows a state or tribe to consider any aspect of the project with the potential to impact water quality as it considers whether to <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>rove or block a project.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trump rule limited the basis for blocking a project.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus was on restoring [state] authority and providing an efficient path to critical infrastructure projects in this country,\u201d Radhika Fox, the EPA\u2019s top water official, told reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Several Democratic governors praised the rule in a statement issued by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEPA\u2019s action will better protect New Mexico\u2019s water quality at a time when federal and state protections are needed most,\u201d said New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D).<\/p>\n<p>The Clean Water Act gives states the authority to approve or reject projects that run through their waters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Trump administration sought to limit that authority. That decision came after Democrat-led states used the law to block two major projects: a coal shipping port in Washington state and a pipeline that would have run between Pennsylvania and New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the change regarding pollution, the Biden administration also said that its rule encourages \u201cearly engagement\u201d between industry and the states or tribes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It would do so by enabling states and tribes to meet with companies who are trying to get a project approved before the clock starts on the one-year deadline to make a decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. 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A new final rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) undoes Trump administration efforts to limit states\u2019 authority to block such projects. 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