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Senate Advances Permitting Overhaul But Roadblocks Loom
Inside Climate News · By Marianne Lavelle & Dan Gearino ·
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- 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
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. By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino The Senate voted Monday to advance long-sought bipartisan legislation to…
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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