Categories AP and Reuters Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways Post author By Mike Nova Post date September 14, 2023 States and Native American tribes will have greater authority to block energy projects such as natural gas pipelines that could pollute rivers and streams under a final rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration. ← Oil prices creep higher, raise inflation concerns → Arizona sheriff seeks state and federal help to handle arrival of asylum-seekers in rural area