FERC Greenhouse Gas and Environmental Justice Policy Act of 2025

This bill would change the Natural Gas Act to set out what the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) must consider before approving natural gas projects such as pipelines. FERC would have to decide whether a project's environmental effects, including effects on environmental justice communities, are significant, whether those effects outweigh the project's benefits, and whether the project is needed for energy reliability and affordability. FERC would have to measure a project's expected greenhouse gas emissions, including upstream and downstream emissions, and would presume that projects emitting at least 100,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year have a significant climate effect. Applicants would have to submit a plan to reduce environmental effects, and FERC would have to attach conditions where practicable and give a detailed explanation when it approves a project whose significant effects are not reduced below the threshold.

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Sponsors

• Sean Casten Democrat sponsor
• 6 cosponsors