House GOP seeks to ease air permitting as Democrats balk at draft bills

House Republicans’ new bills to ease Clean Air Act requirements -- to help accelerate the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure -- are running into resistance from Democrats concerned that the measures are too broad and will create new waiver authorities that the Trump administration might abuse, even though some Democrats might agree with elements of the package, Inside EPA reported.

At a Sept. 16 House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, Republicans on the environment subcommittee threw their weight behind...