New Yorkers Urge Congress to Reject Environmental Rollbacks in Senate Permitting Bill
The group says the bill would weaken more than 75 environmental protections and give developers new ways to challenge permit denials.
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New Yorkers Urge Congress to Reject Environmental Rollbacks in Senate Permitting Bill
New Yorkers from across the state are calling on Congress to reject sweeping environmental rollbacks in the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S. 5653), warning that the legislation would weaken protections for endangered wildlife, clean water, healthy ecosystems, and communities across New York. From the Adirondacks and Catskills to New York City, Long Island, Niagara Falls, and the shores of Lake America, New York’s forest…
Cracks in dangerous “permitting reform” overhaul widen with Jeffries opposition statement - Western Environmental Law Center
Yesterday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries made public his opposition to the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA, S. 5653), “raising concerns about the legislation’s proposed changes to bedrock environmental laws and protections for Tribal sovereignty.” Despite Democrats gaining strong majorities in both chambers of Congress beginning in 2027, Sen. Heinrich and other bill […]
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