Permitting reform gets some momentum

{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Big Story Permit reform gaining some momentum Efforts to speed up construction of infrastructure projects, including limiting scrutiny of them, are gaining some momentum in Congress. © AP Photo/Keith Srakosik, File The Standardization Permit and Accelerating Economic Growth (SPEED) Act moved through the natural… Source link

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Senate Dems to McMahon: Efforts to shift Education Department responsibilities illegal

Senate Democrats on Thursday sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon calling the Education Department’s decision to set aside some of its programs for students and their families as “illegal.” “Your brazen attempt to dismantle the Department by transferring complex and fundamental responsibilities specifically assigned to the Department by Congress to other federal agencies…

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