The Opportunity Zones legislation in H.R. 1, married with brownfield redevelopment, is doing a lot to help these communities.
John Shimkus: “The Opportunity Zones legislation in H.R. 1, married with brownfield redevelopment, is doing a lot to help these…”
Editor's note · Context
Shimkus emphasizes the positive impact of Opportunity Zones on community development.
Share
More from John Shimkus
There have been some people, a Senator friend of mine, who says the next energy revolution would not come from a mine. And I would beg to argue in that all of these precious minerals in that are coming from a mine.
Would your organizations support Federal legislation that would likely result in EPA being forced to regulate numerous contaminants that are present in low concentrations, irrespective of whether such regulation offers meaningful public…
I would hope in our discussions we would work with the majority to try to make sure we somehow incentivize nuclear baseload because of zero-carbon emissions.
It is our responsibility as policymakers to closely examine the costs, the effectiveness, and other impacts of the environmental policies that affect energy.





