Whitehouse Eyes Reporting Local Input As Condition For Permitting Deal

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, is considering legislative options for requiring infrastructure and other project sponsors to report local stakeholder input as a condition for a bipartisan permit reform deal under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The committee held a hearing on the topic earlier this year and accepted public comments through March 5, with Whitehouse asking for suggestions on a “regulatory process” requiring industry project sponsors to report “what has...