HOUSTON, Texas — White House adviser John Podesta said passing energy permitting reform is a 'top priority' for the Biden administration as House Republicans move legislation through committee that would seek to speed up environmental reviews of energy projects.
as House Republicans move legislation through committee that would seek to speed up environmental reviews of energy projects.
The country has no time to waste on speeding up project construction in order to meet the administration's climate change goals, he said during remarks at CERAWeek by S&P Global, an annual energy conference in Houston. "Far too many projects face delays — keeping us from generating critical, cost-saving energy needed by families and businesses across America," Biden said at the time.
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