WASHINGTON – Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President and CEO Edith Naegele issued the following statement on the U.S. House of Representatives passing the bipartisan Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act. “IPAA applauds the House for p...
Dear Speaker Johnson, Minority Leader Jeffries, Majority Leader Thune, and Minority Leader Schumer, America’s economic competitiveness depends on our ability to build critical infrastructure quickly. With electricity demand surging from AI, manufacturing, and industrial growth, we need unprece...
Dear Chairman Westerman: As a coalition of oil and natural gas trade associations representing over 80 percent of domestic oil and natural gas production in the United States, we write in strong support of the “Standardized Permitting and Expediting Development Act” (SPEED Act) and thank...
WASHINGTON — A group of eight oil and natural gas trade associations today called on lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives to “take swift action on permitting reform.” In a letter to Chairman Bruce Westerman ahead of an oversight hearing tomorrow in the House......
Dear Chairman Westerman: …Reforming the nation’s outdated permitting system is critical to bolstering energy security, growing jobs, and building much-needed energy infrastructure to support the projected energy demands of our country in the coming years. According to Lawrence Berkeley Natio...
Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Council on Environmental Quality; National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 (88 Fed. Reg. 49,924, July 31, 2023) Dear Chair Mallory: The undersigned associations (collectively, the “Coalition”) offer the following comments in ...
Re: Proposed Rule, Council on Environmental Quality, “National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2,” 88 Fed. Reg. 49924 (July 31, 2023) Dear Ms. Coyle: The undersigned organizations respectfully urge a comment period extension of at least 45 days on the Council on...
Dear Chair Mallory: The Natural Gas Council, on behalf of the people and companies who produce, transport, and deliver U.S. natural gas across this country and around the world, urges you to withdraw the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas......
Dear Chairman Westerman and Ranking Member Grijalva: The undersigned associations urge you to support the “Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023.” The BUILDER Act would reduce permitting delays and create more certainty from the ...
