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One of the most important developments in our democratic system. This should be getting much more coverage. Agencies from FERC to the NRC exercising legislative power.
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Those agencies - and a new one proposed to make decisions on nuclear waste - are a way for Congress to avoid difficult decisions.
‘Delegation’ allows the industry insiders to write the rules without proper oversight. No roll-call votes required to approve new gas infrastructure.
‘Delegation’ allows the industry insiders to write the rules without proper oversight. No roll-call votes required to approve new gas infrastructure.
No need to confront a State government that doesn’t consent to having a dangerous nuclear waste moved to an inappropriate repository
The NRC is not even following the required Administrative processes. It’s ‘regulating by exemption’ to allow otherwise illegal actions
@EnviroWeb
The NRC is not even following the required Administrative processes. It’s ‘regulating by exemption’ to allow otherwise illegal actions
@EnviroWeb
A decommissioning nuclear plant wants to save money by not maintaining an off-site emergency plan?
There’s an exemption for that.
A gas pipeline wants to expand infrastructure beyond what was included in its Environmental Impact Statement?
Sure, go right ahead.
@agreenewyork
There’s an exemption for that.
A gas pipeline wants to expand infrastructure beyond what was included in its Environmental Impact Statement?
Sure, go right ahead.
@agreenewyork
Odd time for the GOP to be concerned, when the agencies are stocked with Trump Republicans.
Maybe this shows their real views about the 2020 elections.
But it should be a bipartisan issue. Agency capture is reversing established policies without review.
@CLIMATEMAMA @ToxicDeal
Maybe this shows their real views about the 2020 elections.
But it should be a bipartisan issue. Agency capture is reversing established policies without review.
@CLIMATEMAMA @ToxicDeal
Congressional hearings regarding agency actions are overdue. We need to align their actual processes with Congressional intent.
@AlexAtFWW @FrackAction @AndreaDoremus @seafins @grumpygrumpyowl @howarth_cornell @mzjacobson @billmckibben @twittlesis
@AlexAtFWW @FrackAction @AndreaDoremus @seafins @grumpygrumpyowl @howarth_cornell @mzjacobson @billmckibben @twittlesis
And not creating Senator Murkowski’s new entity to make decisions in the dark about nuclear waste is a first priority. Let your legislators know that’s not acceptable
It might be an easy out for them but it’s not the way our Constitutional government is supposed to work
@stapf
It might be an easy out for them but it’s not the way our Constitutional government is supposed to work
@stapf
Another aspect to the delegation problem is that agencies themselves re-delegate to private companies.
Some that FERC uses aren’t even from the U.S. One pipeline environmental analysis was written by an Australian company.
What would Jefferson & Hamilton & Madison have thought?
Some that FERC uses aren’t even from the U.S. One pipeline environmental analysis was written by an Australian company.
What would Jefferson & Hamilton & Madison have thought?
Transparent legislative & administrative processes are the only way to ensure that our representatives actually represent us
It would be ironic if one of the least truthful Justices helped that happen.
@IndivisWstchr @enckj @itai_vardi @RBReich @TXsharon @SallyQYates @Up2Us2Act
It would be ironic if one of the least truthful Justices helped that happen.
@IndivisWstchr @enckj @itai_vardi @RBReich @TXsharon @SallyQYates @Up2Us2Act
