Permit Bill Backers Ramp Up Late-Hour Appeals For Lame-Duck Passage

Several backers of legislation to speed permitting of power transmission and other energy projects are ramping up 11th-hour appeals for Congress to finalize a deal in the ongoing lame-duck session, arguing that a failure to act could significantly delay policies that observers have said are critical to clean power and other energy supplies. The lobbying comes as supporters are asserting that lame-duck passage could be more likely than the dour prospects some observers assigned to the effort shortly after the...