Environmentalists Urge Major Air Permit Reforms To Address Climate, EJ

The Biden EPA is facing new calls from environmentalists to strengthen Clean Air Act permitting programs to help cut carbon emissions and address environmental justice (EJ), with a key group arguing the move would significantly enhance deployment of non-emitting technology and build on incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The advocacy, however, comes as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is joining industry and GOP calls for the Biden administration to reach a deal with Congress on legislation that would...