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EPA Office of Water

EPA Office of Water

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Who decides if a pipeline gets built?

Rule Changes

Drafting proposed rule

For 50 years, states have held veto power over pipelines, dams, and power plants that cross their waterways. Now EPA wants to take it back. The agency proposed a rule on January 14, 2026, that would prevent states and tribes from blocking federally permitted energy projects based on anything beyond direct water pollution—eliminating the broader environmental reviews that have stopped projects like the Constitution Pipeline in New York.

Updated Jan 17