A slew of permitting reforms backed by the White House and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) could make it harder for states and tribes to obstruct natural gas pipelines and other energy facilities they don’t want, analysts say.
Manchin said this week that he had reached an agreement with the Biden administration, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to streamline the permitting process for certain energy infrastructure (Energywire, June 2).
Manchin deal: Renewables boon or states’ rights menace?
