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Permitting reform bill advances closer to Senate finish
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The Senate further advanced a major infrastructure and energy bill Tuesday night, moving it one step closer to the finish line in the upper chamber. The bill — which seeks to speed up the buildout of energy and other projects while curtailing environmental challenges — advanced in a procedural vote …
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Senate plan to fast-track energy projects faces new opposition
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Senate advances sweeping energy legislation in first major action since midterm elections
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Permitting reform bill advances closer to Senate finish
After more than a decade of false starts, lawmakers in Washington are on the cusp of advancing a bill to reform the Byzantine system for approving projects needed to modernize power grids, build artificial intelligence data centers and revitalize clean energy development.
WASHINGTON — After more than a decade of false starts, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are on the cusp of advancing a bill to reform the Byzantine system for approving projects needed to modernize power grids, build artificial intelligence data centers and revitalize clean energy development.
Democrats have voted in favor of the legislation, dubbed the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, because they argued that it will be good for the climate and for consumers’ wallets.
A bipartisan plan to speed the federal approval process for major energy and infrastructure projects received the endorsement of President Donald Trump on the eve of a key Senate vote on the bill.
The Senate is moving forward with bipartisan legislation to speed up permitting for data centers and infrastructure projects. Senators voted 73-25 Monday to formally consider the legislation. The move comes after last week's election, which was a setback for President Donald Trump and congressional …
The Senate is set to consider bipartisan legislation to speed up permitting for data centers and infrastructure projects. This move comes after last week's election, which was a setback for President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.
Environmentalists torn over procedural vote to boost infrastructure projects but weaken environmental laws It’s a bill that would make it easier to build big infrastructure projects in America – everything from fossil fuel pipelines to transmission lines that would add more clean energy to the grid.
The Senate has cleared a crucial procedural hurdle for passing a bipartisan bill aimed at making it easier to build energy and infrastructure projects across the country. The Senate voted 73-25 Monday evening to invoke cloture on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, which limits debat…
The Senate voted on Monday to advance a major bipartisan bill that aims to speed up the construction of energy and other infrastructure projects — clearing a key hurdle toward the measure becoming law. The vote was 73-25, teeing up likely Senate passage in the weeks ahead.
A bipartisan plan to reform the nation’s Byzantine federal approval process to speed the development of pipelines, power lines and other major energy projects passed a key Senate test on Monday.
The Senate overcame its first obstacle to advance a sweeping permitting reform package aimed toward speeding up energy projects and strengthening data center regulations, pushing ahead with the bipartisan bill after months of negotiations.
Twenty-five senators voted Tuesday evening against advancing a bipartisan bill that would make it easier and faster to build pipelines, power lines, power plants, and highways. If passed, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would be arguably the most substantial bill signed by Preside…
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Senate advances permitting bill, teeing up passage The Senate voted Monday to advance a major bipartisan bill that aims to speed up the construction of energy and other infrastructure projects — clearing a key hurdle toward the measure…
Chamber voted 73-25 to formally take up bill that will shorten timelines to start energy and datacenter projects The Senate on Monday advanced bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for datacenters and other infrastructure projects, in the first major action since last week’s…
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Monday advanced bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for data centers and other infrastructure projects, in the first major action since last week's election that soundly repudiated President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.
The Senate's bipartisan permitting bill advanced in a lopsided vote on Monday, but key hurdles lie ahead. Why it matters: The legislation could have far-reaching consequences for how energy projects get built across the U.S.
The proposal, which just cleared a hurdle in the US Senate, would speed up renewable energy projects — but some Democrats oppose it because it would also accelerate gas plants and data centers.
The Senate further advanced a major infrastructure and energy bill Tuesday night, moving it one step closer to the finish line in the upper chamber. The bill — which seeks to speed up the buildout of energy and other projects while curtailing environmental challenges — advanced in a procedural vote …
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