On September 30, Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mike Lee (R-AR) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) released the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, a 417-page bill to reform the federal permitting and environmental review process.
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Groundbreaking permitting deal in the Senate could advance essential energy projects in the US

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