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November 5, 2024
The Manchin-Barrasso Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 (EPRA) includes several provisions that seek to promote electricity transmission, liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, and oil and gas leasing. It is expected to increase deployment of both fossil fuel and clean energy infrastructure, yielding a combination of beneficial and harmful impacts on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, health, environmental justice, and ecosystems. This raises a complex and immensely consequential question with respect to the climate crisis: would this tradeoff take us in the right direction?