WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., introduced the "Forest Biomass Emissions Act" on June 4, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 6. H.R. 8618. A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to assess the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with forest biomass combustion for electricity when developing relevant rules and regulations and to carry out a study on the impacts of the forest biomass industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on   more