What's in the Permitting Reform Bill?

What's in the permitting reform bill?

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story What's in the permitting reform bill? This week, a set of bipartisan senators announced a major permitting reform bill aimed at speeding up the buildout of the nation's infrastructure, especially energy projects, here's what the bill, known as the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs...

The Climate Tech Winners and Losers of the Senate’s Permitting Bill

There’s seemingly plenty to celebrate in the Senate’s new 400-plus-page permitting reform bill, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, or BAAJA. The headline benefit — and the one drawing the most praise from energy hawks — is that expediting the buildout of energy infrastructure and transmission lines ought to bring tons more zero-carbon energy online. No doubt it will speed up fossil fuel projects as well, but modeling shows that …

Senate introduces landmark permitting bill as industry data and environmental groups clash over reforms

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 targets transmission expansion and federal review bottlenecks, but legal advocates warn of severe rollbacks to community protections.

Grid reform bill introduced in Senate

A group of senators today introduced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, which includes provisions that would support electric grid reforms. The bill was introduced by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM). Reaching this point took months of sustained work by the leaders of…