Senator Joe Manchin unveils bill that would speed fossil fuel projects
The US senator Joe Manchin released an energy permitting bill on Wednesday to speed fossil fuel projects and power transmission for renewable energy. The bill is expected to be attached to a measure to temporarily fund the government that Congress must pass before 1 October.
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