New rules would make federal energy regulators consider climate and community impacts for natural gas projects.
This bill would make federal energy regulators consider climate change and local community impacts when approving natural gas projects. Regulators would need to weigh environmental effects, especially on communities already facing pollution, against a project's benefits. Natural gas companies would also propose ways to reduce these impacts.
Today, federal energy regulators decide if natural gas projects are needed. However, the law doesn't clearly require them to assess climate change or environmental justice impacts. If this bill passes, these regulators would have to explicitly evaluate a project's effects on communities and greenhouse gas emissions. They would also require companies to propose ways to reduce these impacts. Projects releasing at least 100,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year would be presumed to have a significant climate effect.
HR 6378 · 119th Congress · December 3, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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