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Long-Awaited Senate Deal to Speed Permitting Faces Familiar Hurdles

The so-called “lame duck” session of Congress after November’s midterm elections could be momentous for clean energy as lawmakers are set to consider a long-sought bipartisan deal to speed permitting of large energy and infrastructure projects. Clean energy advocates and policy experts view the bill as a rare opportunity to deal with a major clean […]

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