Expedited federal permitting important to AI buildout continues in shutdown

The federal Permitting Council said the expedited process for permitting Trump administration priority projects such as AI data centers will continue during the government shutdown, in an Oct. 2 release.

“Yesterday, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) Executive Director announced continued funding for federal permitting efforts through the Environmental Review Improvement Fund (ERIF) during the lapse in annual appropriations,” the release said. “With 53 new projects added to the FAST-41 program since President Trump took office, the...