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

Capito backed the bipartisan permitting deal and said it could make infrastructure projects faster and easier to build.

Senate reaches bipartisan deal on permitting bill to speed approvals of new energy projects
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Senators from both parties announced a permitting-reform deal intended to speed energy and infrastructure projects, though a vote is not expected until after the midterm elections. Environmental advocates warned the proposal could weaken protections and limit public review.

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Shelley Moore Capito R · WV · SEN
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Shelley Moore Capito
R · WV · SEN

Senator and supporter of the permitting deal; chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee

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Sheldon Whitehouse
D · RI · SEN

Senator and ranking member on the Environment and Public Works Committee; participant in the deal

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Martin Heinrich
D · NM · SEN

Senator and ranking member on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee; supporter of the deal

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose administration’s actions on wind projects were a concern in the negotiations

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Senator and chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee; supporter of the deal

ALSO MENTIONED  Brad Campbell, President of the Conservation Law Foundation and critic of the deal

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Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal on Energy Project Permitting Bill

Senators reached a bipartisan agreement on permitting legislation intended to speed energy and infrastructure projects. Capito helped negotiate and promote the deal. Center outlets present the agreement as an effort to speed projects, with coverage also noting its expected post-election consideration and, in some articles, environmental concerns or unresolved wind and solar questions. Capito appears as a negotiator and advocate for the deal.

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