WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 31, 2024)–In response to Senator Manchin’s (D-WV) and Senator Barrasso’s (R-WY) Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 moving out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Greenpeace USA Climate Campaigner Destiny Watford said: “The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee’s decision to move this piece of legislation forward, despite widespread public opposition, is a serious error. This bill would lock us into decades of oil and gas drilling, and would essentially guarantee a disastrous LNG buildout on the Gulf Coast – a place that is already well overburdened with fossil fuel industry and pollution. It’s completely out of line with what science and justice demand. The bill must not move any farther than it already has, and it certainly shouldn’t be attached to any ‘must-pass’ legislation in the future.
“We applaud Senators Bernie Sanders, Mazie Hirono, and Ron Wyden for opposing this fossil-fueled nightmare, and encourage others in the Senate to do the same. Manchin’s climate nightmare is taking us in the wrong direction and endangering entire communities, all to line the pockets of his fossil fuel hungry donors. It’s time to reject his proposal – full stop.”
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Contact: Katie Nelson, Greenpeace USA Senior Communications Specialist, [email protected], +1 (678) 644-1681
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