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As Congress Takes a New Swing at Bipartisan Permitting Reform, Environmental Groups Are Calling Foul

Inside Climate News · By Aidan Hughes · last updated
The SPEED Act takes aim at the bedrock of environmental law in a bid to speed up the permitting process.

By Aidan Hughes

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this summer underscored deep partisan divides on energy and the environment, with critics decrying it as a handout to fossil fuel interests while President Donald Trump’s supporters heralded it for securing America’s “energy dominance.”