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

Whitehouse welcomed the deal's prospects but said it remained unclear how it would address the administration's actions toward wind and solar projects.

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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Sheldon Whitehouse D · RI · SEN
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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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Martin Heinrich
D · NM · SEN

Democratic senator and energy committee ranking member who supports the deal

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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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Shelley Moore Capito
R · WV · SEN

Republican senator and supporter of the permitting 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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Senate Negotiators Reach Bipartisan Permitting Deal

Senate negotiators reached a bipartisan permitting deal. Whitehouse, who took part in the negotiations, said questions about wind and solar approvals remained. Left-leaning outlets cast the agreement as a threat to environmental protections and a benefit to fossil-fuel interests, foregrounding advocates’ criticism of Whitehouse’s support. Center outlets describe the deal’s aim to speed project approvals and explain its provisions, while noting unresolved wind and solar questions and competing reactions. Right-leaning outlets focus on the proposed reduction in time to challenge energy projects and the delayed vote, alongside Whitehouse’s call for clarity on wind and solar.

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