Energy Permitting Deal Seen Likely Despite Some Democrats’ Angst

As Congress returns to Capitol Hill, environmentalists and other observers are expecting lawmakers to enact a promised bill to expedite permitting for various types of energy projects, though questions persist about whether a deal will occur this month or instead advance as part of a year-end appropriations bill. “Sadly, I think it is going to happen, and I think it is going to happen this month,” says one environmentalist critical of the emerging permitting overhaul legislation. Similarly, Brett Hartl, government...