{"id":1306389,"date":"2022-02-17T12:37:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1306389"},"modified":"2022-02-17T12:37:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:37:35","slug":"gop-senator-blocks-biden-epa-nominees-over-energy-project-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-blocks-biden-epa-nominees-over-energy-project-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senator Blocks Biden EPA Nominees Over Energy Project Delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senator-blocks-biden-epa-nominees-over-energy-project-delays%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1306389&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy placed a hold on all Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees after the Biden administration delayed approval of carbon capture projects in his home state.<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, explained that the projects have remained stalled since October 2021, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cassidy.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/cassidy-places-holds-on-epa-nominees-over-delays-in-permitting-of-louisiana-carbon-capture\">statement<\/a> Wednesday. The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources previously applied for federal approval to permit, site and monitor underground wells that store carbon.<\/p>\n<p>Louisiana, which has set a goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030, wants to control regulation of the wells, NOLA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/news\/business\/article_4b9c52b6-bfc1-11eb-a067-635760eb71c3.html\">reported<\/a> in May 2021. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cassidy.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/cassidy-places-holds-on-epa-nominees-over-delays-in-permitting-of-louisiana-carbon-capture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Energy Department Burned Through Nearly $1 Billion On Failed Projects Intended To Cut Carbon Emissions)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLouisiana is the ideal location to store carbon underground and lower emissions,\u201d Cassidy said. \u201cWe have met the requirements and we have the workers, capacity and resources to begin this process. All that\u2019s needed is the green light from the Biden administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe EPA has emphasized their desire to lower emissions and ensure a healthy environment yet hinders Louisiana\u2019s ability to do just that,\u201d the Republican senator added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7375329\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7375329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan speaks at the National Association of Counties legislative conference on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cassidy met with EPA Administrator Michael Regan after placing the hold on the nominees, according to his office.<\/p>\n<p>Carbon capture and sequestration is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/faqs\/what-carbon-sequestration\">advanced technology<\/a> whereby greenhouse gas emissions are removed from the air and stored in underground wells. The technology is a key part of global climate initiatives and has received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-invests-9111801\/\">bipartisan support<\/a> in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>States are able to request the authority to regulate carbon capture storage wells from the EPA <a href=\"https:\/\/sgp.fas.org\/crs\/misc\/RL31243.pdf\">under<\/a> the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/15\/white-house-joe-biden-manufacturing-industrial-green-initiatives\/\">(RELATED: Biden Unveils \u2018Historic\u2019 Green Initiatives For Industrial Sector)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The EPA didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Louisiana Sen. 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