March 25, 2026 Thank you, Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari and the members of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. My name is Dan Naatz. I am the Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), and......
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 and Leader Jeffries, On behalf of the companies who produce, transport and deliver natural gas across the nation, the Natural Gas Council writes in support of H.R. 3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act and H.R. 3668, the......
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Dear Chairman Westerman: …Reforming the nation’s outdated permitting system is critical to bolstering energy security, growing jobs, and building much-needed energy infrastructure to support the projected energy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......
