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Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their budget deal. Although the measure falls short of the comprehensive overhaul that the White House has been seeking, it still is expected to speed up infrastructure projects and limit reviews that have bogged down construction. President Joe Biden has sought the changes to clear the way for clean energy initiatives to help reach his climate goals. However, the legislation has frustrated some environmentalists, especially because it advances construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would carry natural gas through Appalachia.

Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains. | AP News

The US Senate passed the debt limit bill Thursday night, averting a US default. The bill will now be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.The US Senate passed the debt limit bill Thursday night, averting a US default. The bill will now be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

June 1, 2023 Senate passes US debt ceiling bill

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told Fox News Digital it is "bulls---" Republicans have been characterized as the driving force guaranteeing a key pipeline provision in debt ceiling talks.Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told Fox News Digital it is "bulls---" Republicans have been characterized as the driving force guaranteeing a key pipeline provision in debt ceiling talks.

Joe Manchin calls 'bulls---' on GOP taking credit for gas pipeline in debt ceiling deal | Fox News

An overwhelming bipartisan coalition pushed through the compromise struck by Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden, even as lawmakers in both parties signaled displeasure with the plan.

House Passes Debt Ceiling Bill in Bipartisan Vote to Avert Default - The New York Times

Mark Warner on Twitter: "While I plan to vote for the bipartisan deal @POTUS negotiated in order to avert a catastrophic debt default, I oppose the inclusion of language pertaining to the Mountain Valley Pipeline and will support @TimKaine's amendment to remove it from the bill." / Twitter

Bill McKibben on Twitter: "The MVP deal is as sleazy a piece of policy making as DC has ever seen. Manchin's former chief of staff, now the head of the American Petroleum Institute: “I’m just a man in a lobbying job like any other." https://t.co/l9Jat3RwnB" / Twitter

Sierra Club on Twitter: "We agree, @AppVoices. The debt ceiling deal is “terrible public policy." It will weaken bedrock environmental protections & rubber stamp the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline. Congress should reject this #DirtyDeal and pass a clean debt ceiling bill: https://t.co/Xez2TVXVt7" / Twitter

Sierra Club on Twitter: "“This is an unprecedented end run around the courts, which have repeatedly rejected permits over MVP’s failure to comply with basic environmental laws.” - @BenJealous #NoMVP https://t.co/eGie74AYon" / Twitter

The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) project has dominated environmental discussions in Virginia for years as it has been subject to multiple lawsuits over the years. New court case decisions have shed light on future plans for the project.VIRGINIA (WFXR) — The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) project has dominated environmental discussions in Virginia as it has been subject to multiple lawsuits over the years. New court case dec…

What you need to know about the Mountain Valley Pipeline

A deal struck by President Joe Biden and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to raise the...

Debt limit deal includes fast-tracked completion of Mountain Valley Pipeline

(Bloomberg) -- An amendment to strip language from the debt-ceiling bill expediting approval of a multi-billion-dollar natural gas pipeline failed a Senate vote Thursday, ensuring the contentious measure remained in the must-pass legislation. Most Read from BloombergChina Is Drilling a 10,000-Meter-Deep Hole Into the EarthInside the Making of Redfall, Xbox’s Latest MisfireWall Street Banks Are Using AI to Rewire the World of FinanceBillionaire Perot Warns of Real Estate Recession as Loans Dry Up(Bloomberg) -- An amendment to strip language from the debt-ceiling bill expediting approval of a multi-billion-dollar natural gas pipeline failed a Senate vote Thursday, ensuring the contentious measure remained in the must-pass legislation. Most Read from BloombergChina Is Drilling a 10,000-Meter-Deep Hole Into the EarthInside the Making of Redfall, Xbox’s Latest MisfireWall Street Banks Are Using AI to Rewire the World of FinanceBillionaire Perot Warns of Real Estate Recession as Loans Dry Up

Senate Fails to Strip Manchin Pipeline Deal From Debt Bill

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The Debt Ceiling Bill’s Climate-Killing Mountain Valley Pipeline | Democracy Now!

WSET ABC 13 covers news, sports and weather in the Heart of Virginia: Lynchburg, Danville and Roanoke and nearby communities including Amherst, Lexington, Cave Spring, Blacksburg, Martinsville, Farmville, North Shore, Glasgow, Altavista, Gretna, Chatham, Blairs, Bassett, Rocky Mt, Penhook, Moneta and Buena VistaIt remains to be seen if Kaine will actually vote against the debt bill, even after his amendment failed in a vote of 30 to 69.

Senate rejects Sen. Tim Kaine's amendment to halt Mountain Valley Pipeline | WSET

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Democratic tensions swirl as Senate takes up debt deal | The Hill

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Democratic tensions swirl as Senate takes up debt deal | The Hill

The House passed a bill Wednesday night to suspend the debt limit past the 2024 elections, sending the measure to the Senate.

Debt limit package passes House, heads to Senate - Roll Call

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The deal struck by Joe Biden and congressional Republicans to avert a default on the national debt includes provisions that expedite construction of a greenhouse-gas-spewing pipeline and even attempt to block courts from hearing challenges to its legality.The deal struck by Joe Biden and congressional Republicans to avert a default on the national debt includes provisions that expedite construction of a greenhouse-gas-spewing pipeline and even attempt to block courts from hearing challenges to its legality.

The Debt Ceiling Deal Fast-Tracks the Approval of a Climate-Killing Fossil Fuel Pipeline

Senator Tim Kaine introduced an amendment to strip a provision in the debt-ceiling bill that would expedite the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Virginia Senator Attempts to Kill Pipeline Provision in Debt-Ceiling Deal | National Review

Inclusion of fast-tracked gas pipeline is seen as “an egregious act.”

Environmentalists Are Livid Over Tentative Debt-Ceiling Deal – Mother Jones

The debt ceiling agreement wrongfully rubber stamps the destructive and unnecessary Mountain Valley Pipeline.The debt ceiling agreement wrongfully rubber stamps the destructive and unnecessary Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Mountain Valley Pipeline Pushed Forward on False Claims of Need

The bill would approve the remaining permits for the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline.The bill would approve the remaining permits for the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline.

U.S. debt limit agreement could give green light to Mountain Valley Pipeline

The bipartisan U.S. debt deal's provisions to speed up energy infrastructure permitting will make it easier to build fossil fuel and clean energy projects but failed to tackle the mammoth issue of building transmission and pipelines needed to get their production to consumers.The bipartisan U.S. debt deal's provisions to speed up energy infrastructure permitting will make it easier to build fossil fuel and clean energy projects but failed to tackle the mammoth issue of building transmission and pipelines needed to get their production to consumers.

Analysis: US debt deal's energy permitting reforms leave thorniest issues for later | Reuters

The deal would also streamline the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a landmark environmental regulation, to limit its requirements on some projects.The deal would also streamline the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a landmark environmental regulation, to limit its requirements on some projects.

Debt limit bill would speed completion of West Virginia gas pipeline

The debt ceiling deal is heading to the Senate with one of the biggest provisions championed by Senator Joe Manchin.The debt ceiling deal is heading to the Senate with one of the biggest provisions championed by Senator Joe Manchin.

Debt ceiling deal includes Manchin's controversial pipeline plan | KOMO

Debt ceiling deal includes Manchin's controversial pipeline plan

WSET ABC 13 covers news, sports and weather in the Heart of Virginia: Lynchburg, Danville and Roanoke and nearby communities including Amherst, Lexington, Cave Spring, Blacksburg, Martinsville, Farmville, North Shore, Glasgow, Altavista, Gretna, Chatham, Blairs, Bassett, Rocky Mt, Penhook, Moneta and Buena VistaThe inclusion of language regarding a pipeline that runs through Virginia included in the debt ceiling deal is not sliding past local lawmakers.

Here's why some Va. Dem. lawmakers oppose the pipeline written in debt ceiling deal | WSET

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) confirmed Wednesday evening that he will oppose the deal between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to raise the debt ceiling, specifically citing its provisions overhauling the energy permitting process. “I will not support a deal to fast-track dirty fossil fuel projects at the expense of environmental justice. I will…Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) confirmed Wednesday evening that he will oppose the deal between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to raise the debt ceiling, specifically citing its pr…

Markey to oppose debt ceiling deal over fossil fuel permitting provisions | The Hill

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Markey to oppose debt ceiling deal over fossil fuel permitting provisions | The Hill

West Virginia’s members of Congress have been among the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s most vocal supporters.

Donations from Mountain Valley Pipeline developers, gas industry have flowed frequently into WV congress members' campaign coffers | Energy and Environment | wvgazettemail.com

The proposal would push forward a 303-mile pipeline and weaken a bedrock environmental law.

Environmental groups slam 'poison pills' in debt ceiling bill | Grist

W.Va. congressional reps praise Mountain Valley Pipeline's inclusion in debt ceiling deal - WV MetroNews

The agreement will fast-track the Mountain Valley pipeline, and limit the scope of environmental reviews for future developments

‘An egregious act’: debt ceiling deal imperils the environment, critics say | Environment | The Guardian

Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their budget dealDespite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their budget deal

Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains. | The Independent

A provision in the debt ceiling deal that strips Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) pipeline project of judicial review comes as Senate Democrats have criticized conservatives for strategically using the judiciary for their political gain.

Judiciary Used as ‘Bargaining Chip’ in Debt Limit Pipeline Deal

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday said he “absolutely” thinks Congress will quickly pass the legislation crafted by the White House and House GOP leadership to address the debt ceiling, even as the plan faces opposition on both sides. “If you’re looking for a reason to be against something in Washington, you can always find…Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday said he “absolutely” thinks Congress will quickly pass the legislation crafted by the White House and House GOP leadership to address the debt ceiling, even as…

Manchin ‘absolutely’ thinks Congress will pass Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal | The Hill

The proposed debt ceiling deal aims to push the natural gas project over the finish line as environmentalists fume.

Mountain Valley pipeline poised for completion - E&E News

Joe Manchin loves it, Tim Kaine hates it.

The Deal to Raise the Debt Ceiling Includes a Provision to Expand a Pipeline

Energy Intelligence examines some of the energy flashpoints of the crucial bipartisan compromise legislation — although its passage is no sure thing.

US Debt Ceiling Deal: Key Energy Takeaways | Energy Intelligence

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NEPA and the Debt Deal - Legal Planet

Republican opposition among the House Rules Committee could stall the bill from moving to the floor for a final vote.Republican opposition among the House Rules Committee could stall the bill from moving to the floor for a final vote.

Here’s Why The Debt Ceiling Deal Still Faces Hurdles

The proposed deal faces challenges from both political flanks among Virginia representatives.

VA delegation pushes back at parts of debt ceiling deal

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In what could mark a major turning point in the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s (MVP) arduous permitting journey, Congress is set to legislate approval of theIn what could mark a major turning point in the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s (MVP) arduous permitting journey, Congress is set to legislate approval of the

Congress Ready to Rescue MVP from Quagmire as Debt Deal Takes on Permitting Reform - Natural Gas Intelligence

Biden and House Republicans included a provision in the debt ceiling deal fast-tracking construction of a gas pipeline Manchin has long pushed for.

Manchin Getting Big Win That Virginia Democrats Hate in Debt Ceiling Bill

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