Congress: Environmentalists again push to scrap biomass budget rider

Over 50 environmental groups are urging congressional leaders to scrap a budget policy rider requiring EPA and other agencies to treat forest biomass energy as carbon neutral in a forthcoming legislative deal funding the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2021. The coalition, led by the Partnership for Policy Integrity (PFPI), makes the request in a Dec. 2 letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and...