Draft Senate Permit Streamlining Bill Sparks Debate Over Its CO2 Effects

Draft permit-streamlining legislation the Senate energy committee is poised to consider is sparking dueling claims over the plan’s greenhouse gas impacts, a question that could determine whether such measures can win sufficient support from Democrats and environmentalists to win enactment. Bipartisan Policy Center’s Xan Fishman in a July 22 social media post touted the measure as likely to result in net GHG cuts -- even after considering several provisions in the draft that would speed authorizations for oil and gas...