President Joe Biden’s administration will seek to hasten construction of roads, bridges, wind farms and more by tweaking the federal review process for environmental and other permits, administration officials said Tuesday.On a press call, administration officials said they were seeking to make permitting easier without sacrificing environmental standards.
The new permitting plan includes five components, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory said. They are:
- Consolidating decision-making...
- Establishing timeline goals and tracking project...
- Engaging in “meaningful outreach and communication”...
- Improving technical assistance and support...
- Using existing agency resources to prioritize permitting review...
Ken Notes: I have to smile, when business asked for this years ago they were seen as evil corporate bad guys looking to destroy the environment...
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