Democrats Abandon Environmental Laws to Advance Pro-Fossil Fuel ‘Permitting Reform’

Sens. Martin Heinrich and Sheldon Whitehouse today released a top-line summary of an agreement with Sen. Shelly Moore Capito and Rep. Bruce Westerman to advance so-called “permitting reform.” The legislative package, cynically titled the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026,” (…)