Democratic Senators Warn Appropriators Over Environmental Policy Riders

A coalition of 41 Democratic senators is urging Senate appropriators to keep upcoming fiscal year 2024 spending bills free from “anti-environmental” policy riders, warning that “harmful” measures targeting EPA and other agencies that House Republicans have included in several bills would undermine efforts to eventually approve the legislation. “To help maintain regular order and ensure continued bipartisan support, we urge you to continue keeping the FY24 appropriations bills free of any controversial, anti-environmental policy riders,” the senators write in a...