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Senate reaches bipartisan deal on permitting bill to speed approvals of new energy projects

Lee said he was confident the bipartisan permitting bill would pass during a lame-duck session.

Senate reaches bipartisan deal on permitting bill to speed approvals of new energy projects
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Senators from both parties say they have reached a deal to speed permitting for energy and infrastructure projects, including requiring data centers to pay associated transmission costs. A Senate vote is not expected until after the midterm elections, and environmental groups raised concerns about the bill’s effects on protections and legal challenges.

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Mike Lee R · UT · SEN
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Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Republican senator and chair of the energy committee who supports the deal

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Sheldon Whitehouse
D · RI · SEN

Democratic senator and top Democrat on the environment panel who supports the deal while seeking clarity on wind projects

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Shelley Moore Capito
R · WV · SEN

Republican senator and supporter of the permitting deal

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Martin Heinrich
D · NM · SEN

Democratic senator and energy committee ranking member who supports the deal

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose administration's actions toward wind projects are part of the permitting dispute

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Senators Announce Bipartisan Energy Permitting Deal

Senators announced a bipartisan permitting framework intended to speed energy projects, and Mike Lee helped negotiate it. Center outlets describe the deal as an effort to spur energy development while balancing other interests, with attention to unresolved wind and solar questions and expected revisions before a Senate vote.

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