Senators announce long-awaited permitting reform deal

A bipartisan group of senators announced a deal aimed at accelerating energy and infrastructure projects while reducing costs associated with data centers.
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. After months of negotiations, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) on Wednesday...
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