Kellie Lunney

Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Reporter at Bloomberg Environment

Senior Reporter at Bloomberg Government

Senior reporter @BGOV covering energy and environment on Capitol Hill. Proud Francophile and Empire State native. Born on a cusp. Retweets are not endorsements.

Articles

Another Top FEMA Official Leaves As Disasters Strike and Loom

1 week ago | news.bgov.com | Kellie Lunney

The Federal Emergency Management Agency official in charge of the southeastern US has resigned three weeks into the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Robert Samaan, the agency’s Region 4 administrator since 2023, announced his departure in a June 17 email to colleagues obtained by Bloomberg Government.
Senate GOP Releases Plan to Fund Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda

2 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Ellen M. Gilmer |Kellie Lunney

The Trump administration would get around $150 billion to jail and deport more immigrants and bolster border barriers under a proposal from the Senate Judiciary Committee and a homeland security section of Republicans’ sweeping tax and spending package, a key funding stream for President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
House Republicans Jump-Start Effort to Speed Water Permitting

2 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Kellie Lunney

House Republicans are ramping up efforts to streamline and clarify permitting for energy, agriculture, and infrastructure projects, introducing more than a dozen bills aimed at fixing what’s become a lengthy and frustrating process for applicants. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee lawmakers Thursday unveiled 15 stand-alone measures that would expedite permitting for projects regulated under the Clean Water Act, and in some instances, limit the time frame for litigation.
House Republicans Jump-Start Effort to Speed Water Permitting

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kellie Lunney

ExclusiveJune 12, 2025, 7:11 PM UTC Representative Sam Graves, a Republican from Missouri and chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves, shown at a Feb. 6, 2024 hearing, is seeking to revive legislation to speed infrastructure project permitting.
Oil, Gas Leasing Sales See Boost in Senate Tax, Spending Bill

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Kellie Lunney

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Oil, Gas Leasing Sales See Boost in Senate Tax, Spending Bill

2 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Kellie Lunney

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Wednesday released its portion of the Republican tax-and-spending legislation. Click here for text of bill and here for section-by-section analysis.
Oil, Gas Leasing Sales See Boost in Senate Tax, Spending Bill

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kellie Lunney

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Wednesday released its portion of the Republican tax-and-spending legislation. Click here for text of bill and here for section-by-section analysis.
GOP Forges Ahead on Energy Permitting Fees in Tax, Spending Bill

2 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Kellie Lunney |Lillianna Byington

Senate Republicans are pressing ahead with language accelerating permitting for energy projects in their tax-and-spending bill, brushing aside questions over whether the provisions will survive scrutiny from the chamber’s rules referee. GOP lawmakers included language in the mega reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) that would allow applicants who pay special fees to the federal government to receive expedited permit reviews.
GOP Forges Ahead on Energy Permitting Fees in Tax, Spending Bill

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kellie Lunney |Lillianna Byington

June 11, 2025, 7:55 PM UTC An Exxon Mobil Corp. oil drilling rig near Stanton, Texas, on March 15. Republicans are seeking to expedite permits by allowing applicants to pay fees.
GOP Environment Panel Bill Would Delay Biden Methane Fee (1)

3 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Kellie Lunney |Lillianna Byington

A fee imposed on oil and gas companies flaring excess methane would be paused for 10 years under Republican legislation released in the Senate. The Environment and Public Works Committee made public its portion of the GOP reconciliation bill, which also claws back unobligated money for emissions reduction efforts, under the Senate panel’s jurisdiction provided in Democrats’ 2022 tax-and-climate law. Click here to read the legislation and here for a section-by-section analysis.