House Committee Weighs NEPA Streamlining Bill, As Deal Remains Elusive

House Republicans are poised to advance broad legislation that would expedite permitting under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), though Democrats remain concerned about the breadth of a revised version of the bill and the lack of provisions creating certainty for clean energy project approvals. The House Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a Nov. 20 meeting to mark up H.R. 4776 , which is also known as the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, as well as other...