Shutdown delays industry’s Capitol Hill event on permitting reform

The government shutdown has put off for at least a month the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s major one-day Capitol Hill lobbying event for passage of bipartisan environmental permitting reforms in support of AI and other projects, Inside EPA reported.

The Chamber’s event, originally scheduled for Oct. 9 at the Senate Dirksen office building, is now rescheduled for Nov. 4. It will continue to feature key lawmakers including House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Senate Environment and Public...