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The Hill
43 minutes ago
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- The Hill
Senate Environment and Public Works panel releases ‘big beautiful bill' text
The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee released text for its portion of the Trump legislative agenda policy bill that Republicans are trying to get across the finish line, becoming the first Senate panel to do so. The EPW bill appears similar to provisions passed by the House. It's not one of the committees that deals with thorny issues like Medicaid or energy tax credits that is likely to undergo changes in the upper chamber. Like the House version of the bill, the text released by Senate Republicans on Wednesday repeals numerous green programs passed by the Democrats in 2022. This includes a $20 billion program that seeks to provide financing for climate-friendly projects and a $3 billion program that provides grants for underserved communities that want to fight air pollution and climate change. It also repeals other grant programs related to air pollution monitoring and reducing air pollution at schools – as well as a program that seeks to charge oil and gas companies for their excess methane emissions. Like the House version, the Senate bill also includes a provision criticized by Democrats as 'pay-for-play' that allows companies to pay for expedited reviews of energy or other infrastructure projects. And it seeks to repeal a Biden-era regulation that's expected to push the auto market toward selling more electric vehicles. The ultimate text could still change as the parliamentarian has to decide which programs can actually be passed through reconciliation – a process by which the Senate can pass legislation with a simple majority instead of the 60 votes it usually needs. However, since the green programs it seeks to repeal were passed in a similar manner in 2022, those are likely to make it into the final version. 'This legislative text puts in motion plans that Senate Republicans pledged to take, like stopping Democrats' natural gas tax and rescinding unobligated dollars from the so-called Inflation Reduction Act,' said EPW Chair Shelley Moore Capito ( in a written statement. 'I look forward to working with my colleagues to move our legislative package forward to enact President Trump's agenda, which the American people overwhelmingly support,' she added.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Dirtier ports will hurt jobs, US maritime revival: AAPA
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is urging the Senate to preserve funding for anti-pollution programs it says bolster U.S. manufacturing and maritime strength. In a letter Tuesday to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Committee on Environment and Public Works Chair Shelley Moore Capito, the trade group emphasized the importance of preserving vital Environmental Protection Agency grant programs that it said support American ports and manufacturing. Currently, two critical EPA initiatives — the Clean Ports Program and the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant programs — face elimination under the House of Representatives' version of President Donald Trump's budget legislation. The AAPA said that if these cuts proceed without Senate intervention, they would undermine Trump's strategy to counter Chinese dominance in the maritime sector. The programs are designed to strengthen America's competitive position by supporting ports in acquiring next-generation equipment while boosting American manufacturers at a critical juncture in the global maritime EPA has awarded 54 grants totaling $3 billion to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure as well as climate and air quality planning at U.S. ports. DERA grants totaled $147 million in 2024. In the letter to Senate leadership, AAPA President and Chief Executive Cary Davis highlighted the significant manufacturing benefits of the Clean Ports Program. Davis stressed that the program 'is creating jobs in America and giving American manufacturers new life in a sector long dominated by China: port cargo-handling equipment.' This initiative serves as a dual-purpose tool, simultaneously modernizing American port infrastructure while revitalizing domestic manufacturing capabilities in an industry where China has maintained a strong foothold. The DERA grant program represents another critical resource for the maritime industry, providing essential funding for ports to upgrade to more fuel-efficient diesel engines. Like the Clean Ports Program, DERA adheres to strict Build America, Buy America standards, ensuring that federal funds support domestic manufacturing. The potential elimination of DERA's $60 million funding would have far-reaching consequences — not only limiting ports' ability to reduce fuel costs and mitigate local emissions but also reducing orders for American truck and cargo-handling equipment manufacturers. The AAPA's advocacy underscores the strategic importance of these seemingly modest programs in a larger economic and national security budget legislation has run into opposition from Republican members of Congress who say it doesn't do enough to cut federal spending. Find more articles by Stuart Chirls port completes $625M ship channel deepening project 'Fear and uncertainty' driving up China-US container rates CMA CGM developing $600M Vietnam container terminals Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd partner on new Asia-Long Beach serviceThe post Dirtier ports will hurt jobs, US maritime revival: AAPA appeared first on FreightWaves.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Townhall with more than 100 attendees criticizes Senator Capito and Representative Moore
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — The Mountaineers Indivisible Citizen Action (MICA) held a town hall on Saturday where concerned citizens aired their grievances with the representation from Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Representative Riley Moore. MICA said of the event on Facebook that they invited Senator Capito and Representative Moore and described the event as a 'Town Hall with (or without) Our Representatives'. Senator Capito and Representative Moore were not at the event. Instead, over 100 people filed into First Presbyterian Church in Morgantown to present their questions, concerns, and anger at two pictures of the Senator and Representative on stage. The grievances of the attendees of the town hall included cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, the executive branch overstepping its power, the abuse of the rights of immigrants and what attendees generally saw as the failure of Senator Capito and Representative Moore to speak out against these actions. A number of speakers presented their views on the Trump Administration's actions over the last couple of months. Towards the beginning of the town hall, West Virginia University Professor of Law Allison Peck said that the administration is not respecting the balance of power outlined in the Constitution. Peck went on to use the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia as an example, saying that the Trump Administration is violating court orders to return Garcia and not respecting a congressional law passed in 1952 that Peck said Garcia had previously successfully invoked in immigration court. After Peck, social worker Danny Trejo, who said he works a lot with Latino families, spoke on the impact the last few months has had on the immigrant community in Morgantown. He said that after federal law-enforcement reach an immigrant, the family that remain face hard times. '[ICE] usually get the breadwinners,' Trejo said. 'A lot of the families I'm hearing of are having problems trying to make ends meet and trying to decide if they're going to stay here or if they're going to go back to Latin America, Mexico, or South America.' Trejo went on to say that he is trying to organize donations for these families. Trump tells US steelworkers he's going to double tariffs on foreign steel to 50% Attendees were also invited to speak their thoughts and questions into a microphone. One woman asked why Senator Capito and Representative Moore were not standing up to President Trump, who she saw as breaking the law. A scientist lamented what he sees as the Trump Administration's attack on science and research. An elderly man decried that Medicare is at risk of losing significant funding under the Trump Administration. One man voiced his anger that a family member, who is a legal resident of the United States but is from Central America, is afraid to leave the house due to the Trump Administration's crackdown on immigration. One of the organizers of the event, Mindy Holcomb, said she was heartened by the display shown at town hall. 'It's heartwarming, really, because they are concerned about their neighbors. They are concerned about their family. And they don't want to see people go hungry and they don't wanna see people suffer and die or become seriously ill.' Holcomb went on to say that MICA has tried to meet with Senator Capito and Representative Moore with little success, and that MICA will continue to put pressure on Senator Capito and Representative Moore to try to get them to hear their voices. 'When people have stories like you've heard today, when they have suffering, only they can convey that,' Holcomb said. 'Having someone write down notes about what they're saying and convey that in theory to the congressman or the senator, that's not the same thing. That's not answering their questions. That's not hearing the pain that they are going through.' Holcomb ended the interview by saying, '[Senator Capito and Representative Moore] don't work for the Trump Administration. They work for us. We are their boss, and they owe us answers.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
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The City of Bluefield plans for a consolidated emergency response facility
BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) – The City of Bluefield has taken steps to improve emergency response services across all departments throughout the city. First announced last summer, plans for a consolidated facility for emergency responders are moving forward, with the City of Bluefield having applied for federal funds to make the vision a reality. The centralized facility would bring together EMS, police, and fire departments in the city, and would provide a wider variety of resources for the agencies, many of which are operating out of the Bluefield City Hall location. Bluefield City Manager, Cecil Marson told 59News that city authorities are looking at multiple potential locations for the site, and that the plan is part of a greater effort to provide the best possible service experience for the citizens of Bluefield.'We're working on designs for the building in a couple different locations. Our goal is to give the most responsive service we can to the citizens of Bluefield in our community,' said Marson. 'So, we're looking at it very closely to make sure that we're doing the best absolutely that we can to take care of everyone.' Marson says, along with federal funding from the offices of U.S. Senators Jim Justice and Shelley Moore Capito, the city will be seeking grant funding for the project from multiple other sources as well. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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Correctional officers union pays for billboards calling out West Virginia politicians
CLARKSBURG, (WBOY) — A union council that represents thousands of correctional officers (COs) across the country has started a billboard campaign 'targeting members of Congress for failing to support law enforcement officers,' including a few representatives from West Virginia. The American Federation of Government Employees' (AFGE) Council of Prison Locals is launching the billboards in opposition to President Donald Trump's Executive Order 14251. According to a press release, the council thinks that some members of congress are turning their back on law enforcement by supporting the order, which removes collective bargaining rights for some federal employees, including in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The billboards call out 10 Republican representatives by name, saying 'Stop attacking law enforcement, reject Executive Order 14251.' Among the representatives being named are West Virginia's Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R) and Rep. Riley Moore (R). Both Capito and Moore have been vocal supporters of President Trump. Capito has also spoken out repeatedly in favor of reform and hiring incentives to fix problems in the federal prison system, especially relating to Federal Corrections Institution (FCI) Hazelton in Preston County, West Virginia. President Trump gives West Virginia's Sen. Shelley Moore Capito 'complete and total endorsement' 'It's been disappointing how many members of Congress who have worked with us for years have turned their backs on us to move on an agenda that certainly does not align with the previous working relationship we maintained,' Council of Prison Locals President Brandy Moore White said in the release. The group is asking the named congressional members to reject Executive Order 14251 and to protect law enforcement and BOP benefits in federal budgets. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
