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Democrats Could Face A Data Center Backlash Of Their Own

A group of left-wing environmental organizations claims a permitting reform bill would massively benefit the data center industry.

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Congress Seeks a Shot Clock on the Permitting Fast LaneA Department of Energy analysis found that faster permitting alone could more than double geothermal capacity by 2050.

National Review6d agoWhole story →

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Environment America comes out against permitting reform deal“Our view is that this bill posits that we have to destroy nature in order to save the planet,” executive director Lisa Frank told Callie.

Washington Examiner8d agoWhole story →

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America Needs Permitting Reform—With No GimmicksAmerica has forgotten how to build, courtesy of a Byzantine permitting process that delays projects for years and often kills them altogether. A new bill could change that, though, and let the U.S. actually start building things again, including badly needed energy infrastructure that would reduce prices. The current paralysis was made painfully evident…

The Daily Signal9d agoWhole story →

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A Golden Opportunity for Permitting ReformBy passing a bipartisan bill, Congress can ease the path to building infrastructure and energy projects of all sorts.

National Review14d agoWhole story →

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200+ Groups Call on Lawmakers to Oppose Permitting Reform That Would Gut Endangered Species ActMore than 200 environmental groups are calling on US lawmakers to halt a bipartisan permitting reform bill they say would gut protections for endangered species. The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026— introduced last week by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Mike Lee (R-Utah)—is…

Common Dreams15d agoWhole story →

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