Bipartisan senators have struck a major agreement on permitting reform aimed at accelerating the approval process for energy and infrastructure projects across the country. The deal seeks to balance faster construction timelines with measures to control rising costs driven by data centers and other high-demand developments. Lawmakers emphasize the compromise could ease bottlenecks that have delayed critical projects for years, though specifics on implementation remain under discussion. The breakthrough marks a rare area of cooperation between Democrats and Republicans on a key economic and environmental issue.
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Bipartisan senators reach permitting reform deal Democratic and Republican senators on Wednesday announced a long-sought deal on permitting reform that they say will speed the construction of the nation’s energy and infrastructure projects while reining in costs from data centers. © Greg Nash After...
