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

Whitehouse said Democrats were seeking clarity on how the bill would prevent the Trump administration from blocking wind and solar projects.

Senate reaches bipartisan deal on permitting bill to speed approvals of new energy projects
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Four senators said they reached a bipartisan deal on permitting legislation intended to speed approvals for energy and infrastructure projects, though a vote is not expected until after the midterm elections. Supporters cite faster construction and lower energy costs; Sheldon Whitehouse said Democrats want safeguards against the Trump administration blocking wind and solar projects.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
D · RI · SEN

Democratic senator and ranking member of the environment panel who helped broker the permitting deal

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Martin Heinrich
D · NM · SEN

Democratic senator and ranking member of the energy committee who helped broker the permitting deal

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Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Republican senator who chairs the energy committee and helped broker the permitting deal

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Shelley Moore Capito
R · WV · SEN

Republican senator who helped broker the permitting deal and chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose administration's potential blocking of wind and solar projects is raised as a concern

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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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