"A group of Senate Democrats on Thursday unveiled their opening position in an ongoing debate over whether and how to try to overhaul the country’s process for approving energy and other infrastructure projects.

The new proposal spearheaded by Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) focuses on renewable energy, community involvement and building out the nation’s power lines.

Carper, in a written statement, said that the bill’s reforms would work in conjunction with Democrats’ climate, tax and healthcare bill, known as the Inflation Reduction Act, to achieve the nation’s climate goals.

“After enacting historic infrastructure and clean energy investments last Congress, we need efficient permitting processes that allow our nation to meet our climate goals with the urgency that science demands,” he said."

Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill May 18, 2023. [2]

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