Environmentalists see momentum for permitting reform this Congress

Environmentalists from across the political spectrum see growing momentum for a bipartisan deal on overhauling the permitting process for energy and other AI-related infrastructure projects, citing pressures within both parties to expedite construction of major projects to meet the differing demands of their bases, Inside EPA reported.

At a Sept. 30 virtual press briefing hosted by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), on the eve of a partial government shutdown, climate policy advocates representing conservative and progressive...