Clean Power Official Urges Permit Concessions From Advocates, States

The head of a major renewable industry group is urging environmentalists to accept some changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as part of a broader compromise on permitting policy, while also pressing state officials to take a more constructive approach to regional clean energy projects. The permitting debate -- which to date features deep splits between Hill Republicans, progressive Democrats and various interested groups -- comes after Democrats last year were able to achieve enough consensus among environmental,...