Republicans urge Biden admin to stop delaying major gas pipeline project
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Congressional Republicans are calling on the Biden administration to stop delaying permitting for a natural gas project they say could reduce energy prices for thousands.
"This delay has created significant uncertainty for energy users in the states and districts we represent and will likely subject them to higher priced energy alternatives," the group wrote in the letter first obtained by Fox News Digital. "It is unreasonable for a project like GTN XPress, which meets all the Commission's criteria and impacts no landowners, to be subject to such lengthy delays. It is time for FERC to act." Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
"Further, according to FERC's FEIS (final environmental impact statement) the project would not have significant environmental impacts," they continued. "Regarding GHG (greenhouse gases) emissions more generally, increasing natural gas use in electricity generation has already helped the nation achieve significant reductions in GHG emissions, with electric sector emissions dropping 32% between 2005 and 2019 largely driven by the transition from coal to natural gas."