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

Whitehouse supported the negotiations while seeking clarity on how the deal would protect 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 said they had reached a deal on permitting legislation intended to speed energy and infrastructure projects, but a Senate vote is not expected until after the midterm elections. Supporters cite faster construction and lower energy costs; environmental advocates warn the bill could weaken protections.

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Sheldon Whitehouse D · RI · SEN
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Sheldon Whitehouse
D · RI · SEN

Democratic senator involved in the permitting deal

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Martin Heinrich
D · NM · SEN

Democratic senator involved in the permitting deal

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Shelley Moore Capito
R · WV · SEN

Republican senator involved in the permitting deal

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose administration’s wind-project actions were part of the permitting negotiations

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Republican senator and chair of the energy committee involved in the permitting deal

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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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