Alan Lowenthal: “One of the greatest things about NEPA, in my opinion, is that it gives ordinary Americans a tool to weigh in on projects…”

The climate crisis is here, and it poses an existential threat to American life as we know it now.

We must achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035, and the entire U.S. economy needs to reach net-zero emissions by midcentury.

I want to join my colleagues in urging you to consider implementing the GAO recommendation to consider a negotiated rulemaking.

I believe the only response to this is to make sure that the fleet is big enough and flexible enough to meet congressional requirements.