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Permitting Reform ‘Survived Its First Test’
Heatmap · By Alexander C. Kaufman ·
The Brief · written from 3 sources
- The Senate voted Monday to advance long-sought bipartisan permitting reform legislation.
- Democrats are divided over whether the bill favors clean energy or fossil fuels.
- Questions over the treatment of tribal and community voices could still stall the measure, and House Democrats pushed back on waiting until the next Congress to pass a major permitting bill.
Why it matters
Permitting rules set how long energy and infrastructure projects take to approve, so the bill's fate affects project timelines for science-driven energy work.
Who’s affected
- anyone with a stake in US energy permitting policy
- clean energy developers and fossil fuel project developers
- tribal and community groups affected by project approvals
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Timeline
Senate voted to advance bipartisan permitting reform legislation
Key House Democrats pushed back on waiting until the next Congress to pass a major permitting bill, speaking at a Heatmap event
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