Utah Senators Compete for Worst Keystone Bill Amendment Award
Utah Senators Compete for Worst Keystone Bill Amendment Award
The Senate launched the new session in fine form in January, making priority number one, you guessed it, a bill to approve the Keystone Pipeline. The debate on that bill became an amendment tug-of-war, and Utah’s senators joined the fun with a terrible trio. From Sen. Lee, an amendment to fast-track drilling permits and short-circuit NEPA review. From Sen. Hatch, two amendments: one to prioritize grazing in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and one to waive NEPA when agencies want to destroy Pinyon-Juniper forests in the name of “habitat improvement,” (generally for cows, not wildlife).
Fortunately, President Obama threatened to veto the underlying legislation so it was all for show. Hold your nose, we still have two more years.
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From SUWA email
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