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EEIA advocates for policies at both federal and state/provincial levels that support the North American energy renaissance, and the jobs, prosperity, energy security and affordability it delivers to our workers and consumers.
EEIA's policy priorities are directed toward maintaining robust levels of safe, responsible shale energy development and market-based choices for consumption, for the benefit of American consumers, energy value chain workers, and American economic and energy security.
Reform the Permitting Process for Energy Infrastructure Projects
Urge Congress to enact reform legislation to: (1) mandate short time limits for judicial challenges to energy infrastructure permits; (2) limit eligibility for permit challenges to individuals with a direct tangible interest in the project; and (3) limit judicial venues to jurisdictions where the projects are physically located.
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Accelerate CCS Projects and CO2 Injection Well Permitting
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) holds great promise to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions while ensuring the availability of clean, reliable and affordable energy to Americans. To implement CCS at scale, major new CO2 pipeline networks are needed. New policies at the federal and state levels are required to provide investment incentives for CCS implementation and to provide regulatory mechanisms that allow the infrastructure to be built.
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Support for LNG Exports
The Department of Energy should act expeditiously on licenses for export of LNG that have been applied for but not acted on. FERC should act on proposals for LNG export terminal projects, including connecting pipelines, which have been applied for but not acted on.
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Stop Rules Mandating the End of the Internal Combustion Engine
Congress must prevent implementation of proposed rules mandating the end of internal combustion engine-powered vehicles. We call for legislation to prevent funding of currently proposed rules that would impose fuel-economy and tailpipe emission standards so stringent that they could only be achieved by eliminating production of internal combustion engine-powered vehicles, thereby severely limiting demand for liquid fuels and associated infrastructure.
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Reform Clean Water Act Implementation for Energy Infrastructure
Prevent states from stopping pipeline projects by abusing ambiguous EPA water quality rules. Reinstate the prior Administration's reforms of the process for determining environmental impacts of pipeline construction under Clean Water Act (CWA) Sections 401 and 404, and limit the criteria for the types of water bodies that are included in the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS), and therefore subject to CWA regulations.
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Strong Climate Benefits of Natural Gas
Natural gas is key to lowering carbon emissions - both in the US and globally. Using more natural gas for electricity generation has reduced US CO2 emissions to a 30-year low, more than any other country.
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Workforce Needs
Because of the rapid growth of shale energy operations and supporting infrastructure development, essential skilled workers are in short supply in many critical trades and in most energy operating regions. New and enhanced Federal, state and private educational support policies, programs and resources are needed to address existing and future energy infrastructure workforce readiness.
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State-based Regulation
Upstream oil and gas operations should be regulated primarily at the state, rather than federal, level. States have an excellent record of regulation that has ensured the safety and health of communities and the quality of the environment. States best understand their unique geology, hydrology and business environments and are far better qualified to regulate energy operations within their borders than is the federal government.
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All Forms of Energy
EEIA believes that the country and the world need a mix of all forms of energy, and will continue to for the foreseeable future. In particular, growing integration into the electrical grid of intermittent renewals requires fast-reacting natural gas power plants to fill in when there's no sunshine or wind. The guiding principle should be that production and consumption be determined primarily by market forces that reflect the costs of producing and delivering energy to the consumer.
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Access to Energy Resources on Federal Lands
Vast energy resources exist on America's federally-owned lands. Governing federal agencies often restrict or deny access to industry to explore for and produce these resources. Where access is permitted, excessive federal regulation and restrictions often render much of this resource uneconomical to produce. The effect is to deny the great potential benefit of significant new energy supplies to the American economy along with royalty revenues to Federal and state governments.
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