Infrastructure Group Says Bipartisan Deal On Permit Streamlining Possible

A coalition of labor, gas, manufacturing and other business organizations hopes the potential jobs boost from President Donald Trump's pending infrastructure initiative could be enough to win Democratic votes for an infrastructure package that includes EPA and other environmental permit streamlining Democrats have previously opposed. Craig Stevens, the spokesman for the Grow America's Infrastructure Now (GAIN) coalition said in a Jan. 4 interview with Inside EPA that Republicans' tentative plan to offer $200 billion in federal infrastructure spending over...