Obama Veto Threat Over Biomass GHG Rider Draws Surprise From All Sides

Environmental and industry groups are reacting with surprise to the White House's announcement that it would veto the pending House fiscal year 2016 spending bill for EPA in part over its policy rider codifying the agency's plan to allow biomass energy to be considered a carbon-neutral compliance pathway for its power plant greenhouse gas (GHG) rule -- though the two sides are offering competing views of what this may mean. Dave Tenny, CEO of the National Alliance of Forest Owners,...