The United States reduces state power over interstate gas pipelines

The United States House of Representatives adopted, on December 12, the H.R.3668 bill, which significantly alters the permitting regime for interstate gas pipelines. This text removes from states their ability to block energy projects through Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), granting broader decision-making authority to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the federal energy regulatory agency.