Manchin, White House Said To Discuss ‘Phase 2’ NEPA Permitting Rule

Senate energy committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) and White House officials have been discussing ways to include some of the senator’s permitting proposals that have so far been rejected in Congress in a looming Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) “Phase 2” National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rule, according to industry sources. While it is unclear which specific measures the Biden administration might include in the high-profile rulemaking, sources say administrative limits put at least one proposal off the table --...