Opposition To Fossil Fuel Giveaways.pdf

Key points from the letter to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer:

754 frontline communities and environmental organizations oppose fast-tracking fossil fuel project approvals and undermining the Clean Water Act and National Environmental Policy Act.
Senator Manchin's proposed Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) would promote fossil fuels, restrict judicial review, and erode environmental laws.
The EISA would harm environmental justice communities, violate Indigenous sovereignty, and threaten endangered species.
The proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) could release 89 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually, equivalent to 26 coal plants.
New fossil fuel infrastructure projects, including MVP, are incompatible with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The permit review process for the Formosa Plastics Complex in Louisiana has protected the surrounding community from toxic air pollutants.
Congressional action is needed to reduce oil, gas, and coal production, which is responsible for 85% of greenhouse emissions.
The legislation should not be tethered to must-pass legislation, and environmental protections should not be sacrificed for the benefit of fossil fuel companies.
* The signatories urge Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer to reject the fossil fuel handout and side-deal with Senator Manchin.