US EditionBiden Signs Bill Exempting Some Semiconductor Factories From New Environmental Reviews
- President Biden signed a bill exempting some U.S. semiconductor factories from environmental reviews, despite opposition from Democrats and environmental advocates.
- The legislation aims to accelerate projects funded by the $52.7 billion CHIPS Act of 2022, enhancing domestic semiconductor production.
- Critics, including Representative Zoe Lofgren, expressed concerns about the bill's environmental impact and associated health risks related to hazardous chemicals.
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Biden signs bill allowing some US chipmakers to bypass environmental reviews
The official line from the White House confirmed that Biden had signed the bill into law sans any other commentary. But the implications are pretty clear: this opens the door for a speedier build-out of cutting-edge chip plants across the nation.Read Entire Article
Biden Signs Bill Cutting Environmental Reviews for Semiconductor Industry
Some U.S. semiconductor manufacturing facilities will now be exempt from environmental reviews after President Joe Biden signed the Building Chips in America Act into law on Oct.2. Without the law, projects from the $52.7 billion CHIPS Act of 2022 could have been forced to undergo additional federal environmental reviews to obtain permits. The new legislation exempts facilities receiving government subsidies from being reviewed under the Nationa…
President Biden signs legislation to exempt some semicon factories from environmental regulations
Some of the significant beneficiaries include South Korea's Samsung, which is set to receive $6.4 billion to expand production in Texas, Intel, which will receive $8.5 billion, Taiwan’s TSMC with $6.6 billion for US expansion, and Micron Technology with $6.1 billion for domestic factories
Biden Signs Bill Exempting Semiconductor Factories from Environmental Reviews - News Facts Network
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Biden Signs Bill Exempting Some Semiconductor Factories From New Environmental Reviews
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