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Permitting reform plans raise hopes for accelerated investment in US infrastructure
From The Wild Bunch to Fast Five, movies are full of characters who have to pull off one last job before retirement. US energy policy has something of the same feel at the moment. President Joe Biden and Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia are coming to the end of their careers in government. But before they leave the stage, they have an opportunity to enact legislation that could radically change the outlook for energy investment in the US. Congress is currently considering the proposed Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, a bill put forward by Senator Manchin, an Independent and former Democrat, and Senator John ... (full story)