Schatz Cites ‘Very Real Possibility’ Permitting Deal Fails This Congress

A key advocate for legislation to speed transmission needed for clean power is tempering expectations that lawmakers will strike a deal on relevant permit fixes this Congress, pledging to push hard on the issue but arguing House Republicans might be more focused on political messaging than reaching a compromise on the issue. “Although I think this is an essential aspect of moving forward, I don’t want to catastrophize the very real possibility we are not going to enact anything in...