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Senate debate on a broad permitting bill tests climate and nature trade-offs.
The bipartisan bill eases approval of power lines and energy projects nationwide.
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“Planet-sized problems collide in permitting debate”
“Efforts to fight climate change, conserve nature and build clean energy have long unfolded on competing tracks. Now, they’re colliding — and exposing tough trade-offs for environmentalists.”
Senate debate on a broad permitting bill tests climate and nature trade-offs.
Key points
- Senate to hold an initial procedural vote on a bipartisan permitting bill.
- Bill aims to ease building power lines and energy projects nationwide.
- Debate centers on how much scrutiny projects should face before approval.
- Conservationists warn faster approvals may harm wildlife, lands, and tribal rights.
- Independent climate and biodiversity talks abroad echo tensions in U.S. policy.
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The bipartisan bill eases approval of power lines and energy projects nationwide.