From Duane330@aol.com Tue Dec 23 22:30:55 2014 From: Duane To: mvcac@lists.osenergy.org Subject: [MVCAC] WH: Agencies should factor for climate change in project reviews | TheHill Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 22:30:44 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============4480644349976575883==" --===============4480644349976575883== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/227589-wh-advises-agencies-to-we= igh-climate-impacts-when-considering WH: Agencies should factor for climate change in project reviews By Laura Barron-Lopez, The Hill, 12/18/14=20 The White House is floating new guidelines for federal agencies on how to wei= gh climate change impacts when reviewing energy and infrastructure projects. The proposed guidelines from the White House Council on Environmental Quality= specifically address National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews by age= ncies, which require an analysis of the environmental impact by projects that= need a federal greenlight. NEPA reviews are used when the federal agencies consider offshore drilling le= ases, construction projects, pipelines, mining and more. Amazon.com Widgets<= /A> In a fact sheet, released by the White House on Thursday, the administration = said the new blueprint urges agencies to consider how greenhouse gas emission= s and climate change impact projects undergoing NEPA reviews. =E2=80=9CClimate change is a fundamental environmental issue, and the relatio= n of federal actions to it falls squarely within NEPA=E2=80=99s focus,=E2=80= =9D the draft blueprint states. When weighing a project, the administration says agencies should look at meas= ures that will reduce the impact of extreme weather events on federal investm= ents. If a project has the ability to emit 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide on = an annual basis, its contributions to global warming must be considered in NE= PA reviews. "Federal agencies, to remain consistent with NEPA, should consider the extent= to which a proposed action and its reasonable alternatives contribute to cli= mate change through [greenhouse gas] emissions and take into account the ways= in which a changing climate over the life of the proposed project may alter = the overall environmental implications of such actions," the plan states. The new guidelines expand on a 2010 proposal to include climate change consid= erations during certain federal reviews. The updated guidance is part of the administration=E2=80=99s effort to includ= e climate change in agencies=E2=80=99 decision-making process. But the move will draw the ire of industry and Republicans, who argue the adm= inistration is regulating with a heavy hand. In a summary, the administration takes care to address such concerns, stressi= ng that =E2=80=9CNEPA ensures information on the potential environmental impa= cts of agency decisions and projects is transparently available to the public= ; however it does not dictate decisions or project choices.=E2=80=9D The proposed guidelines are now open to a 60-day public comment period. 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