Senate to vote on advancing energy permitting bill in lame-duck session
The Senate is preparing a vote on whether to advance a large energy permitting bill, which has bipartisan support, according to The Hill and The Verge.
The Senate is set to vote on advancing a permitting bill, The Hill reports. The vote comes in the lame-duck session, after the midterm elections.
The Verge reports the bill has bipartisan support. It describes the measure as large and says it could help energy projects come online faster and potentially lower Americans' utility bills.
The Verge also says the bill could speed up polluting projects as well as clean energy ones. It says the bill could limit oversight of new data centers.
The Hill describes the bill as a major piece of energy and infrastructure legislation that seeks to make it easier to build projects. Its report was cut off before giving further detail.
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- The VergeLame-duck Congress might actually do something: speed up energy projectsFri, Nov 6, 1:42 PM EST
- The HillSenate to vote on advancing permitting billFri, Nov 6, 6:33 PM EST
- The HillDo midterms change the calculus for bipartisan permitting reform?Sat, Nov 7, 6:00 AM EST
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