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The new energy permitting bill unites fossil fuels and clean power while dividing environmentalists

The legislation expedites everything from gas pipelines to solar farms, but potentially triggers more environmental risks.

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Fortune· Oct 11, 7:09 AMThe new energy permitting bill unites fossil fuels and clean power while dividing environmentalists

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The Senate’s new permitting plan could change how America gets energy for a generationThere’s no place like Kansas, a state whose howling winds are so fierce that in the 1800s, the roaring soundscape drove local farmers into madness. It is so windy in Kansas that every so often, trains get swept off their tracks or trampolines get hurled into the air and flung into neighbors’ trees. But today, […]

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Senate reaches deal on bill to speed approvals of new energy projectsSenators from both parties are saying they have reached a bipartisan deal on legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects that now face yearslong delays as lawmakers seek to meet growing demand for electricity and other forms of energy.

St. Paul Pioneer Press11d agoWhole story →

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Trump paused oil, Biden stalled wind. Our crisis has no partyAmerica’s broken energy permitting system turns infrastructure into political spoils. The Senate must pass bipartisan reform now.

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