Governors’ Bipartisan Permitting Overhaul Hikes Pressure On Congress

The National Governors’ Association (NGA) has released a bipartisan plan to expedite permitting for energy projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act (CWA) and other laws, hiking pressure on Congress to act at a time that the government shutdown and partisan rancor have stalled debate on the issue. The reform recommendations -- crafted by the Governors Energy and Infrastructure Working Group -- cover four categories: Streamlining Federal Agency Reviews, Reforms to the National Environmental Policy...