Senate Votes to Reverse Biden Administration’s Environmental Rules

Senate Votes to Reverse Biden Administration’s Environmental Rules
President Donald Trump speaks about the proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act at the White House in Washington on Jan. 9, 2020. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution seeking to undo environmental rules implemented by the Biden administration earlier this year, voting for it by a narrow margin.

Last month, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced the S.J. Res 55 resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify the Biden administration’s changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) made in April. On Thursday, the resolution was approved 50-47, with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) siding with Republicans on the matter.