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1. YesterdayYahooAs Democrats seek changes to bill on energy permits, divisions emergeHouse Democrats are split over whether to revise the Senate's energy permitting bill now or defer action until their party takes control of Congress next year.1 outletEnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split20 linked
2. YesterdayDOE Office of Nuclear EnergyEnergy Secretary Keeps Critical, Coal-Fired Generation Operational Ahead of Winter in the MidwestDOE Secretary Chris Wright issued an emergency order keeping the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan available for Midwest grid reliability through February 2027.1 outletEnergy8 linked
3. YesterdayYahooI worked to get Whitehouse elected. His permitting bill is 'troubling' | OpinionAn opinion column by Clean Water Action Rhode Island's state director criticizes Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse for co-sponsoring the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, arguing its permitting changes would weaken state Clean Water Act authority.1 outletSenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split21 linked
4. 2d agoYahooOpinion: Utah can build on its strengths for its next energy chapterAn opinion piece argues Utah should use its nuclear experience and Tooele County site to pursue a DOE Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, one of five initial contenders chosen in July.1 outletEnergy4 linked
5. KJK3d agoKevin J. KircherBAAJA, data centers, and (un)affordabilityKircher and Cha argue that the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) would accelerate data center buildout, weaken community input and environmental protections, and do little to reduce electricity bills.1 outletEnergyAISenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split21 linked
6. 4d agoYahooOklahoma business leaders, federal delegation push for permitting reformOklahoma's State Chamber is running a billboard campaign backing federal permitting reform just as the Senate advanced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (S. 5653) on a 73-25 procedural vote, which tribal groups and House Democrats are opposing.

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   1. 4d agoYahooPickupOklahoma business leaders, federal delegation push for permitting reform
   2. 4d agoOklahomanEarliestOklahoma business leaders, federal delegation push for permitting reform

   EnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split54 linked
7. 5d agoAl JazeeraUS Senate advances major bill boosting energy infrastructureThe Senate advanced a sweeping permitting reform bill meant to fast-track energy, data center, and grid construction, despite continued Democratic and environmental group divisions.

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   1. 5d agoSemaforEarliestUS Senate backs permitting bill aimed at accelerating energy construction
   2. 5d agoAl JazeeraPickupUS Senate advances major bill boosting energy infrastructure

   EnergyAISenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split45 linked
8. 4d agoYahooCongress has to act first before nuclear campuses take shape, US Energy secretary saysEnergy Secretary Chris Wright says Congress must change the law so nuclear lifecycle innovation campuses are not tied solely to Yucca Mountain, while expecting bipartisan backing.1 outletEnergy7 linked
9. 4d agoYahooUS Senate to take up energy permitting bill votes next week, Whitehouse saysWhitehouse says the Senate will hold amendment votes and final passage on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act permitting reform bill next week, following a 75-23 vote to advance it.1 outletEnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split26 linked
10. 6d agoThe Guardian · research by Rhodium GroupSenate votes on bill to speed up projects from gas pipelines to clean energyThe Senate advanced Sen. Martin Heinrich's Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, a permitting reform bill to speed federal environmental reviews of energy projects, by a 73-25 cloture vote on Nov. 9, 2026, over opposition from tribes and environmental groups.

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    1. 9d agoSource NMNew analyses contend New Mexico US Sen. Heinrich’s permitting bill would cut emissions, costs
    2. 6d agoThe GuardianSenate votes on bill to speed up projects from gas pipelines to clean energy
    3. 6d agoYahooPickupDemocratic US senators see hope for permitting bill ahead of key Senate vote
    4. 5d agoLatitude MediaPickupSenate’s bipartisan permitting bill faces crucial test
    5. 5d agoSource NMEarliestUS Senate advances New Mexico US Sen. Heinrich’s controversial permit reform bill
    6. 5d agoInside Climate NewsSenate Advances Permitting Overhaul But Roadblocks Loom
    7. 5d agoReasonPickupSenate Advances Bipartisan Permitting Bill That Could Unleash Energy Development With Major Caveats
    8. 5d agoYahooPickupSenate Advances Bipartisan Permitting Bill That Could Unleash Energy Development With Major Caveats
    9. 4d agoYahooPickupMany liberals hate this bill to overhaul permitting. Democrats may help pass it anyway.
    10. 4d agoYahooPickupMany liberals hate this bill to overhaul permitting. Democrats may help pass it anyway.

    EnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split394 linked
11. 6d agoYahooNew Mexico US Sen. Heinrich urges Senate passage of permitting reform bill amid ongoing oppositionHeinrich and Whitehouse pressed the Senate to pass their permitting reform bill, the American Affordability and Jobs Act, after amendments failed to satisfy tribal and environmental opponents.

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    1. 6d agoYahooPickupNew Mexico US Sen. Heinrich urges Senate passage of permitting reform bill amid ongoing opposition
    2. 6d agoSource NMEarliestNew Mexico US Sen. Heinrich urges Senate passage of permitting reform bill amid ongoing opposition

    EnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split60 linked
12. 5d agoANS Nuclear NewswireSpringtime for the full nuclear fuel cycleAn ANS Nuclear Newswire opinion piece says DOE's Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses program is advancing in five states but urges patient, transparent public engagement, citing West Virginia's withdrawal after backlash.1 outletEnergy5 linked
13. 8d agoInside Climate NewsA US Senator’s Push to Fast-Track Pipelines Would Benefit His Former CompanyInside Climate News reports that Sen. Alan Armstrong's chief of staff, T. Lane Wilson, kept his Williams Companies general counsel role during his Senate stint while Armstrong pushed a permitting bill that would benefit Williams.

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    1. 8d agoInside Climate NewsA US Senator’s Push to Fast-Track Pipelines Would Benefit His Former Company
    2. YesterdayInside Climate NewsEarliestTop Aide for a Senator Pushing a Permitting Bill Was Also on Staff at a Pipeline Company

    EnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split28 linked
14. 5d agoBreakthrough InstituteOn Anti-BAAJA BullshitBreakthrough Institute rebuts a series of activist and critic claims against the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) ahead of its scheduled Senate consideration, arguing its NEPA, CWA and NHPA reforms would benefit clean energy.1 outletEnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split43 linked
15. 5d agoPower MagazineThe Midterm Elections Opened a Bipartisan Path on Nuclear WasteCommentary by Curio's leaders urges Congress to back a voluntary, state-led spent nuclear fuel recycling and takeback approach, using the midterm results and Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses as the opening.1 outletEnergy4 linked
16. 5d agoYahooUS energy chief welcomes potential probes by DemocratsEnergy Secretary Chris Wright said he welcomes potential Democratic-led congressional investigations into Trump administration energy activities after Democrats won control of Congress in the November 2026 midterms.1 outletEnergyDemocrats plan House oversight probes as Blanche won't rule out charges against Garcia3 linked
17. 5d agoSource NMAll Pueblo Council of Governors condemns US Senate vote advancing permitting reform billPueblo leaders vowed to keep fighting Sen. Heinrich's permitting reform bill after the Senate advanced it 73-25, arguing it excludes tribal consultation on sacred lands.1 outletEnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split14 linked
18. 5d agoUtility DivePermitting bill advances in Senate, but election results cast doubt on its futureSenate advances a permitting reform bill with a manager's amendment on tribal consultation and FERC authority, but post-election uncertainty and Democratic demands for further changes cloud its prospects.1 outletEnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split4 linked
19. 5d agoResources for the FutureProjected Effects of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act on the Power SectorAn RFF issue brief models the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act and projects it would expand transmission, lower electricity system costs, and cut power-sector emissions versus baseline.1 outletEnergy29 linked
20. 6d agoProPublicaFirm Linked to Trump’s Sons Got Nearly $40 Million in Federal Contracts to Screen for Ebola and Other DiseasesCDC and State Department awarded XpresTest about $38.8 million total, $18.8 million for Ebola entry screening at U.S. airports and $20 million for Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak response.1 outletBiotech5 linked
21. 6d agoHeatmapThe Senate Prepares for First Vote on Permitting ReformSenate negotiators released a manager's amendment to a federal permitting bill that revises transmission, project certainty, tribal historic preservation, and data center provisions ahead of a cloture vote.

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    1. 11d agoHeatmapDemocrats Win Control of Georgia’s Energy Regulator
    2. 11d agoHeatmapPickupIf This Was a Data Center Election, Data Centers Lost
    3. 10d agoHeatmapPickupBlue His House, With a Blue Little Window
    4. 10d agoHeatmapEarliestRenewables Super PAC Takes a Victory Lap
    5. 9d agoHeatmapPickupThe Anti-Utility Election
    6. 8d agoHeatmapPickupThe Last-Minute Changes to the Senate Permitting Deal, Explained
    7. 6d agoHeatmapPickupThe Senate Prepares for First Vote on Permitting Reform
    8. 5d agoHeatmapHouse Moderates Say Now Is the Time for Permitting Reform
    9. 4d agoHeatmapExclusive: Martin Heinrich on What’s Next for Permitting Reform
    10. 4d agoHeatmapExclusive: Coreshell Raises $30 Million to Replace Chinese Graphite With American Silicon
    11. 3d agoHeatmapRunning a Smart Home Energy System Takes a Lot of Software
    12. 2d agoHeatmapLots of Environmental Groups Oppose the Permitting Bill. This One Doesn’t.
    13. 2d agoHeatmapPickupTranscript: Lots of Environmental Groups Oppose the Permitting Bill. This One Doesn’t.
    14. 2d agoHeatmapPickupWhere Rising Electricity Prices Showed Up in the Blue Wave

    EnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split245 linked
22. 6d agoAxiosPlanet-sized problems collide in permitting debateAxios reports that Democrats' midterm gains have cut analyst odds of a lame-duck permitting reform deal, even as the bill's Democratic co-authors and the White House push for passage now.

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    1. 10d agoAxiosEarliestDemocrats' big win clouds the permitting picture
    2. 6d agoAxiosPickupPlanet-sized problems collide in permitting debate
    3. 5d agoAxiosThe path ahead for the permitting bill

    EnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split50 linked
23. 9d agoHeatmapCanada Gets One Step Closer to Becoming an Energy SuperpowerSenate negotiators released a manager's amendment to a federal permitting reform bill that keeps transmission planning and backstop siting while adjusting project certainty, tribal historic preservation, and data center provisions ahead of a cloture vote.1 outletEnergy6 linked
24. 11d agoHeatmapIt’s Democrats’ Turn to Do the ShellackingSenate negotiators released a manager's amendment to a federal permitting reform bill that keeps transmission planning and backstop siting while adding changes on project certainty, tribal historic preservation, and data centers ahead of a cloture vote.1 outletEnergy7 linked
25. Oct 27Atlantic CouncilThe United States needs an energy policy investors can bank onOp-ed by Connecticut Green Bank authors argues the US needs a durable, technology-neutral federal energy policy with grandfathering protections to make energy infrastructure bankable.1 outletEnergy3 linked

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