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Bill· HRH.R. 2239 (117th)referred

State and Local Infrastructure Flexibility Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 2021

State and Local Infrastructure Flexibility Act This bill makes certain state transportation and infrastructure projects eligible for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) recovery funds. Specifically, the bill authorizes the use of such funds for projects for specified purposes, including to improve, repair, and develop roads, railways, tunnels, bridges, and electrical grids; fund revitalization initiatives to support economic and workforce development; improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of freight and people; enhance the resiliency of critical highway infrastructure and help protect the environment; and fund the construction or improvement of buildings, land, and other facilities that are required to provide broadband service.

Bill· HRH.R. 2240 (117th)referred

Carbon Cost Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 2021

Carbon Cost Act of 2021 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to coordinate with the National Academy of Sciences to study alternatives for a nonpartisan congressional office or agency to make science-based projections of the effect of federal legislation on global greenhouse gas emissions.

Record· Schriftliche Anfrage - BR3868/J-BR/2021schriftliche anfrage - br

Razzien in der Müllbranche

Austria · Federal Council · 25 March 2021

Anfrage der Bundesräte Markus Leinfellner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort betreffend Razzien in der Müllbranche

Amendment· Abänderungsantrag im PlenumAA-138abänderungsantrag im plenum

Veterinärrechtsnovelle 2021

Austria · National Council · 25 March 2021

Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag1451/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

sichere Finanzierung des 1-2-3-Tickets

Austria · National Council · 25 March 2021

Antrag der Abgeordneten Alois Stöger, diplômé, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend sichere Finanzierung des 1-2-3-Tickets

Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag1445/A(E) und Zu 1445/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

klare Vorgaben für den Vollzug, um das im Tierschutzgesetz vorgegebene Verbot der Qualzucht, tatsächlich zu beenden

Austria · National Council · 25 March 2021

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dietmar Keck, Peter Schmiedlechner, Fiona Fiedler, BEd, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend klare Vorgaben für den Vollzug, um das im Tierschutzgesetz vorgegebene Verbot der Qualzucht, tatsächlich zu beenden

Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag1446/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

Maßnahmen gegen den illegalen Welpenhandel

Austria · National Council · 25 March 2021

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dietmar Keck, Peter Schmiedlechner, Fiona Fiedler, BEd, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Maßnahmen gegen den illegalen Welpenhandel

Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag1456/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

Ausstieg aus dem Energiecharta-Vertrag

Austria · National Council · 25 March 2021

Antrag der Abgeordneten Julia Elisabeth Herr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Ausstieg aus dem Energiecharta-Vertrag

Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag501/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag

EU-Aufbau- und Resilienzplan: neue Projekte und umfassender transparenter Dialog

Austria · National Council · 25 March 2021

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Michael Bernhard, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend EU-Aufbau- und Resilienzplan: neue Projekte und umfassender transparenter Dialog

Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag500/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag

sichere Finanzierung des 1-2-3-Tickets

Austria · National Council · 25 March 2021

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Alois Stöger, diplômé, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend sichere Finanzierung des 1-2-3-Tickets

Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag492/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag

Maßnahmen gegen den illegalen Welpenhandel

Austria · National Council · 25 March 2021

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dietmar Keck, Peter Schmiedlechner, Fiona Fiedler, BEd, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Maßnahmen gegen den illegalen Welpenhandel

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 14 (117th)enacted

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review".

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 2021

This joint resolution nullifies the Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency on September 14, 2020. The rule finalized amendments to new source performance standards under the Clean Air Act for the oil and natural gas sector, such as an amendment that removed limitations on methane emissions from such sector.

Bill· SS. 966 (117th)referred

Climate Change Education Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 2021

Climate Change Education Act This bill declares that the evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must establish a Climate Change Education Program to increase the climate literacy of the United States by broadening the understanding of human-induced climate change, including possible consequences, disproportionate impacts of such consequences, and potential solutions; apply the latest scientific and technological discoveries to provide learning opportunities to people of all ages; and help people understand and promote implementation of new technologies, programs, and incentives related to climate change, climate adaptation and mitigation, climate resilience, climate justice, and environmental justice. NOAA must also establish a grant program for climate change education.

Bill· SS. 973 (117th)referred

Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 2021

Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to remove the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife.

Bill· SS. 1065 (117th)referred

Environmental Management Liability Reduction and Technology Development Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 2021

Environmental Management Liability Reduction and Technology Development Act of 2021 This bill establishes programs and requirements concerning the development and deployment of technology to assist the Office of Environmental Management within the Department of Energy in managing and directing the cleanup of contaminated nuclear weapons manufacturing and testing sites. Specifically, the office must obtain from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers an independent assessment of the lifecycle costs and schedules of the office's cleanup programs. The office must use the assessment to reevaluate the major cleanup challenges faced by the office, make any adjustments to the programs that are necessary to address those challenges, and evaluate potential savings from the development of new technologies over the life of the cleanup programs. In addition, the office must design and implement a science and technology management process for identifying, prioritizing, selecting, developing, and deploying the new knowledge and technologies needed to address the cleanup challenges. The office must also establish an Incremental Technology Development Program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the cleanup processes of the office. In carrying out the program, the office may provide grants for technology development, demonstration, and deployment projects to improve such technologies. Additionally, the office must establish a High-Impact Technology Development Program and a Fundamental Research Program to award grants to address cleanup challenges. The office must also establish the Environmental Management University Program and may provide research grants under the program.

Bill· SS. 984 (117th)referred

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 2021

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021 This bill sets forth requirements and incentives to reduce the production of a variety of products and materials, including plastics, and increase efforts to collect, recycle, or compost products and materials. The bill makes certain producers of products (e.g., packaging, paper, single-use products, beverage containers, or food service products) fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. In addition, the bill establishes (1) minimum percentages of products that must be reused, recycled, or composted; and (2) an increasing percentage of recycled content that must be contained in beverage containers. Beginning on January 1, 2023, the bill phases out a variety of single-use products, such as plastic utensils. The bill also sets forth provisions to encourage the reduction of single-use products, including by establishing programs to refund consumers for returning beverage containers and by establishing a tax on carryout bags. The bill creates a temporary moratorium on new or expanded permits for certain facilities that manufacture plastics until regulations are updated to address pollution from the facilities. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must publish guidelines for a national standardized labeling system for recycling and composting receptacles. Producers must include labels on their products that are easy to read and indicate whether the products are recyclable, compostable, or reusable. The EPA must also ensure that certain clothes washers have filtration units as required by this bill. Finally, the bill establishes limitations on the export of plastic waste to other countries.

Bill· SS. 1038 (117th)referred

Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 2021

Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2021 This bill establishes an Office of Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a grant program to support regional greenhouse gas reduction programs, and an interagency task force. The office must support existing regional greenhouse gas reduction programs and facilitate the establishment of new regional greenhouse gas reduction programs. Such programs use market-based tools to reduce greenhouse gases across states at the regional level. In addition, the office must establish a program that awards grants to a state, local government, or regional consortium of such governments to take preliminary steps towards developing or participating in a regional greenhouse gas reduction program. Finally, the EPA must establish an interagency task force to support new and existing regional programs.

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage5912/Jschriftliche anfrage

des möglichen Verkaufs der Borealis Agrolinz Melamine (Die NITRO Sparte der Borealis AG mit Standorten in Frankreich / Deutschland / Österreich)

Austria · National Council · 24 March 2021

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dietmar Keck, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend des möglichen Verkaufs der Borealis Agrolinz Melamine (Die NITRO Sparte der Borealis AG mit Standorten in Frankreich / Deutschland / Österreich)

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage5930/Jschriftliche anfrage

Murtalbahn und einer etwaigen Sanierung bzw. Attraktivierung

Austria · National Council · 24 March 2021

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Maximilian Lercher, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Murtalbahn und einer etwaigen Sanierung bzw. Attraktivierung

Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag1432/A(E) und Zu 1432/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

Klima schützen ohne EPU und KMU in den Ruin zu treiben

Austria · National Council · 24 March 2021

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Christoph Matznetter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Klima schützen ohne EPU und KMU in den Ruin zu treiben

Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag1408/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

Klima schützen ohne EPU und KMU in den Ruin zu treiben

Austria · National Council · 24 March 2021

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Christoph Matznetter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Klima schützen ohne EPU und KMU in den Ruin zu treiben

Bill· Regierungsvorlage: Bundes(verfassungs)gesetz768 d.B.regierungsvorlage: bundes(verfassungs)gesetz

Heizkostenabrechnungsgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 24 March 2021

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Heizkostenabrechnungsgesetz geändert wird

Question· writtenPQ 1991asked

1991. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1014 of 10 March 2021, his views on whether not including afforestation initiatives in the pilot agri-environment scheme will further disincentivise afforestation among the farming community; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the GLAS and afforestation schemes were and remain competing schemes and were not complementary to each other and that this fact contributed significantly to the demise of the afforestation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15013/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2021

1991. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1014 of 10 March 2021, his views on whether not including afforestation initiatives in the pilot agri-environment scheme will further disincentivise afforestation among the farming community; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the GLAS and afforestation schemes were and remain competing schemes and were not complementary to each other and that this fact contributed significantly to the demise of the afforestation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15013/21]

Question· writtenPQ 864asked

864. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the steps and processes involved in the planning, development and construction of a new school in an urban environment, including typical timelines at each stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14574/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2021

864. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the steps and processes involved in the planning, development and construction of a new school in an urban environment, including typical timelines at each stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14574/21]

Question· Written questionUIN 174004answered

Sugar: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 March 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it the policy of the Government to promote the substitution of cane sugar for beet sugar on environmental grounds; and if he will make a statement.

Bill· HRH.R. 2173 (117th)referred

Wastewater Workforce Investment Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2021

Wastewater Workforce Investment Act This bill allows states to reserve a portion of the sums allotted to them under the clean water state revolving fund to address the workforce development needs of publicly owned treatment works.

Bill· HRH.R. 2157 (117th)referred

Stop Poisoning Florida Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2021

Stop Poisoning Florida Act This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to prohibit certain discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee, which is Florida's largest freshwater lake. Specifically, the USACE must prohibit discharges of water from the lake through the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam or the St. Lucie Lock and Dam when the water exceeds the maximum concentration of microcystins (a toxin that is produced by blue-green algae) recommended for recreational waters by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Bill· HRH.R. 2159 (117th)referred

RECYCLE Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2021

Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education Act of 2021 or the RECYCLE Act This bill provides support for recycling programs. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to award grants to improve the effectiveness of residential and community recycling programs through public education and outreach. In addition, the EPA must develop a model recycling program toolkit for states, Native American tribes, and local governments. Finally, the bill specifies that the EPA's review of its federal procurement guidelines for purchasing certain recycled materials and items made with such materials must occur at least once every five years.

Bill· HRH.R. 2164 (117th)referred

Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2021

Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2021 This bill requires hydraulic fracturing operations to test for and report on underground sources of drinking water that are contaminated by such operations. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the formation. Specifically, this bill revises requirements governing state underground injection control programs. In order to obtain primary enforcement responsibility for such programs, states must prohibit the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities unless the hydraulic fracturing operations agree to test for and report on contamination of drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing operations are exempted from those testing and reporting requirements if there is no accessible underground source of drinking water within a radius of one mile of the site where the operations occur. The Environmental Protection Agency must establish and maintain a publicly accessible and searchable database of the testing results.

Bill· HRH.R. 2133 (117th)referred

FRESHER Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2021

Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2021 or the FRESHER Act of 2021 This bill addresses stormwater runoff from mining, oil, or gas operations. Specifically, it eliminates a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations. In addition, the Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, including an analysis of (1) measurable contamination, (2) groundwater resources, and (3) the susceptibility of aquifers to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with the operations.

Bill· HRH.R. 2132 (117th)referred

CLEANER Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2021

CLEANER Act of 2021 or the Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2021 This bill eliminates the exemption of waste associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy from regulations governing the disposal of hazardous waste. Within a year of enactment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must determine whether such waste meets the criteria for hazardous waste, promulgate regulations concerning the disposal of such waste if the EPA determines it is hazardous, and revise regulations applicable to solid waste management and disposal facilities (e.g., landfills) to address such waste that is nonhazardous.

Bill· HRH.R. 2143 (117th)referred

Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2021

Neighborhood Homes Investment Act This bill establishes a new business-related tax credit to finance home building and rehabilitation in neighborhoods that meet certain eligibility criteria relating to poverty rates, income, and home values. The credit is limited to 35% of the lesser of the qualified development cost (i.e., the cost of construction, substantial rehabilitation, demolition, and environmental remediation of residential properties) or 80% of the national median sale price for new homes. The credit applies to single family homes containing four or fewer residential units, condominiums, or houses or apartments owned by cooperative housing corporations.

Bill· SS. 938 (117th)referred

Climate Emergency Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2021

National Climate Emergency Act of 2021 or the Climate Emergency Act of 2021 This bill directs the President to declare a national emergency relating to climate change. Further, the President must ensure that the federal government invests in projects to mitigate the emergency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At least 40% of such investments must be for historically disadvantaged communities. In addition, the President must ensure that the federal government reinvests in existing public sector institutions and creates new public sector institutions to strategically mobilize and channel investments at the scale and pace required by the emergency.

Bill· SS. 916 (117th)referred

Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2021

Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021 This bill provides funding for several programs related to controlling water pollution or protecting drinking water, revises requirements concerning the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF, and creates or reauthorizes several grant programs for water infrastructure. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency must establish a grant program for repairing, replacing, or upgrading septic tanks and drainage fields. In addition, the bill makes permanent a grant program for household water well systems in rural areas. It also increases the amount of appropriations for grant programs, including a program that awards grants to prevent lead from contaminating drinking water fountains in schools and day care facilities.

Bill· SS. 923 (117th)referred

RECYCLE Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2021

Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education Act of 2021 or the RECYCLE Act This bill provides support for recycling programs. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to award grants to improve the effectiveness of residential and community recycling programs through public education and outreach. In addition, the EPA must develop a model recycling program toolkit for states, Native American tribes, and local governments. Finally, the bill specifies that the EPA's review of its federal procurement guidelines for purchasing certain recycled materials and items made with such materials must occur at least once every five years.

Question· Written questionUIN 173042answered

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Iron and Steel

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 March 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the level of UK-produced steel procured by his Department and associated departmental public bodies and agencies in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

Report· Ausschussbericht742 d.B.ausschussbericht

Sammelbericht des Ausschusses für Petitionen und Bürgerinitiativen

Austria · National Council · 19 March 2021

Sammelbericht des Ausschusses für Petitionen und Bürgerinitiativen über die Petitionen Nr. 2, 9, 11, 14 und 15, 22, 26, 31, 34, 36, 41, 48 und 50 sowie über die Bürgerinitiativen Nr. 6 und 7, 13, 17, 25, 27, 29 und 31

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage5906/Jschriftliche anfrage

Inhaltliche Begründung für § 94 Abs. 3 EAG

Austria · National Council · 19 March 2021

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Karin Doppelbauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Inhaltliche Begründung für § 94 Abs. 3 EAG

Report· Ausschussbericht765 d.B.ausschussbericht

Veterinärrechtsnovelle 2021

Austria · National Council · 19 March 2021

Bericht des Gesundheitsausschusses über den Antrag 1367/A der Abgeordneten Franz Leonhard Eßl, Dipl.-Ing. Olga Voglauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem die Durchführung der Verordnung (EU) 2016/429 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates zu Tierseuchen und zur Änderung und Aufhebung einiger Rechtsakte im Bereich der Tiergesundheit ("Tiergesundheitsrecht") im Rahmen der bestehenden österreichischen Veterinärgesetze sichergestellt wird (Veterinärrechtsnovelle 2021)

Report· Ausschussbericht764 d.B.ausschussbericht

schnellstmögliche Öffnung der Hundeschulen für Gruppenausbildung als Gefahrenpräventionsmaßnahme gegen Verhaltensstörungen und aus Gründen des Tierschutzes

Austria · National Council · 19 March 2021

Bericht des Gesundheitsausschusses über den Antrag 1378/A(E) der Abgeordneten Dietmar Keck, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend schnellstmögliche Öffnung der Hundeschulen für Gruppenausbildung als Gefahrenpräventionsmaßnahme gegen Verhaltensstörungen und aus Gründen des Tierschutzes

Report· Ausschussbericht766 d.B.ausschussbericht

die Förderung und Ermöglichung von regionalen und (teil-)mobilen Schlachthöfen und Schlachtung im gewohnten Lebensumfeld der Tiere

Austria · National Council · 19 March 2021

Bericht des Gesundheitsausschusses über den Antrag 899/A(E) der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Karin Doppelbauer, Franz Leonhard Eßl, Clemens Stammler, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend die Förderung und Ermöglichung von regionalen und (teil-)mobilen Schlachthöfen und Schlachtung im gewohnten Lebensumfeld der Tiere

Bill· HRH.R. 2088 (117th)open

Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 2021

Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the use and benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for these properties and cultural programs. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) maintains its right to carry out river control and development on these lands, including temporarily and intermittently flooding certain lands. The bill specifies the structures that may be constructed with the TVA's written consent on certain lands subject to flooding. Additionally, the TVA must be compensated for lost hydropower capacity from future development of these lands. Further, the bill specifies that the United States is not liable for loss or damage resulting from certain activities, such as the permanent flooding of adjacent lands. In addition, the bill outlines the TVA's continuing responsibilities, including those related to environmental remediation. Finally, the bill prohibits gaming on these lands.

Bill· HRH.R. 2101 (117th)referred

ZERO WASTE Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 2021

Zeroing Excess, Reducing Organic Waste, And Sustaining Technical Expertise Act or the ZERO WASTE Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish grant programs for reducing waste. Specifically, the EPA must establish a program to award grants to nonprofit organizations and state, local, and tribal governments for projects that utilize specified zero-waste practices. Zero-waste means the conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without (1) burning or otherwise destroying embodied energy; and (2) a discharge to land, water, or air that results in adverse human health or environmental effects. In addition, the EPA must establish a program to award grants for developing and implementing new requirements that reduce the amount of waste disposed of in landfills.

Bill· HRH.R. 2115 (117th)referred

SAFER Pipelines Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 2021

Safe and Accountable Federal Energy Review for Pipelines Act of 2021 or the SAFER Pipelines Act of 2021 This bill revises the process used by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to review a pipeline expansion project. Before granting a certificate for a proposed pipeline expansion project, FERC must conduct (1) a full evidentiary hearing on any contested issue of need for the expansion; or (2) a cumulative review of major energy infrastructure projects planned throughout the region of the expansion, their purported purpose and need, and their prospective impacts on state and regional energy goals. In addition, the bill outlines criteria FERC must consider before granting such a certificate. In addition to existing environmental review requirements, FERC must meet new environmental review requirements for interstate natural gas pipeline projects, including the requirement to consider the cumulative impacts of other natural gas pipeline projects as specified by this bill. Finally, FERC must monitor approved pipeline projects for five years to ensure that environmental mitigation steps have been implemented.

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