Permitting reform bill advances closer to Senate finish

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The US Senate advanced a major infrastructure and energy bill in a 62–21 procedural vote, bringing it closer to final consideration. The legislation aims to accelerate energy and other construction projects while limiting environmental challenges to permitting.

The Senate further advanced a major infrastructure and energy bill Tuesday night, moving it one step closer to the finish line in the upper chamber. The bill — which seeks to speed up the buildout of energy and other projects while curtailing environmental challenges — advanced in a procedural vote 62-21, just one day after…