A letter has been sent to top officials in the Biden Administration by over 60 conservation groups asking for a review of permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) in light of President Biden’s Executive Order #13990, “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis,” that was issued January 20,
62 groups urge Biden admin to scrap Mountain Valley permits
- – E&E Energywire – 4/22/21
BIDEN’S FIRST 100 DAYS: New FERC chair making changes ‘at warp speed’
- – S&P Global – 4/29/21
White House rejects pleas to shut down Dakota Access
- – E&E Energywire – 4/9/21
Biden appoints EJ Advisory Council, including Tom Cormons of App Voices
The White House announced March 29 the membership of the new Council on Environmental Quality’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Among the 26 appointees is Tom Corman, Executive Director of Appalachian Voices, an ABRA member. The Council will provide advice and recommendations to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality and the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council on how to address current and historic environmental injustices.
Biden’s Big Bet: Tackling Climate Change Will Create Jobs, Not Kill Them
- – The New York Time – 3/31/21
Biden announces environmental justice advisers
- – E&E Greenwire – 3/29/21
Trump policy weakening migratory bird protections is revoked
A December 2017 legal opinion by the Trump Administration that limited the application of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) has been revoked by the Biden Administration. In a March 8, 2021 memorandum, Robert Anderson. the Department of Interior’s Principal Deputy Solicitor,
Biden administration wants the financial sector to face up to climate risk
- – The Washington Post – 3/17/21
Biden echoes Trump in Supreme Court eminent domain battle
- – E&E Energywire – 3/10/21