#PermittingReform
🌬️🍃🌞🏭Lot of people agree that Trump's energy policy is counterproductive and *not* what was promised.
For Maine's fishermen, wind farms would have created jobs—and improved fishing—over the long run.
But he is trying hard to destroy it.
#EnergyPolicy
#Electrical #Infrastructure #permittingreform
‘It’s madness’: Trump-voting fishermen oppose Revolution Wind halt
The Rhode Island offshore wind project, now nearly finished, employed 80 fishermen to help with construction. With Trump's pause, they are losing vital…
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September 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Thursday’s ruling holds that the FEMA violated the National Environmental Policy Act when it failed to consider rooftop solar, storage and other forms of distributed renewable energy to provide electricity to communities at risk from Puerto Rico’s hurricane-battered grid. ☀️🔌💡 #permittingreform
October 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Date: November 3, 2025
Issued by: National Climate Change Warning Center

NEPA was built to guide thoughtful environmental planning but litigation & red tape have turned it into a project bottleneck. Time to reboot it with trust, not traps. #RebootNEPA #ClimateAction #PermittingReform
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We set a goal of reaching 100% renewable energy by 2040.

To get there we’re going to need a whole lot of job-creating renewable energy projects, and we’re not letting red tape get in the way.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/c...
Minnesota’s Red-Tape-Cutting Experiment
Last year, the state passed a law to tackle a major barrier to cleaner energy: the long bureaucratic delays to get basic permits.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Colorado lawmakers are pushing for a game-changing automated solar permitting process that could drastically cut approval times and transform the state's renewable energy landscape.

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#CO #PermittingReform #RenewableEnergy #CitizenPortal #ClimateCrisis
Colorado legislators discuss automated permitting for solar installation to reduce delays
Legislators advocate for automated solar permitting to shorten application timelines and expand clean energy.
citizenportal.ai
February 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The solar industry is facing significant economic challenges due to new federal laws and rising material costs, but there's still hope for larger projects thanks to safe-harbor rules.

Learn more here!

#VT #CitizenPortal #TaxCredits #PermittingReform #RenewableEnergy #VermontSolar
Solar industry warns HR1, tariffs and permitting delays will slow rooftop and small commercial projects; safe‑harbor and state policy can sustain near‑term work
Vermont solar developers and installers testified that federal tariffs and new HR1 limits on tax credits are increasing costs and reducing residential uptake. Installers said safe‑harbor rules and a recently updated state renewable standard provide a multi‑year runway for larger projects, but long permitting timelines and conditional IRA awards for
citizenportal.ai
November 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
join.nolabels.org/091125 This link will allow you to register and invite your Members of Congress. #permittingReform
No Labels Bipartisan Meeting on Permitting Reform
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August 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
December 12, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Federal Way's Land Use Committee is pushing for a faster permitting process to boost housing development, but can they balance builder needs with community concerns?

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#FederalWayKingCounty #WA #CommunityEngagement #UrbanDevelopment #CitizenPortal #PermittingReform
Federal Way Council discusses speeding up housing permit processes with builders
Council considers staffing and fees to accelerate housing development and meet housing mandates.
citizenportal.ai
May 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
⚡ NY Bill Aims to Slash Rooftop Solar Red Tape

🏠 Instant permits for home solar & batteries
💸 Cut $4K–$5K in install costs

Contact EnkiAI to get such insights.
Don't forget to follow for more developments.
#RooftopSolar #PermittingReform #CleanEnergy #EnkiAI #EnergyTransition

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Bill to cut red tape for residential rooftop solar systems introduced in Albany
Adopting instant permitting technology will make it easier, faster and cheaper for New York families to harness solar energy on their rooftops.
environmentamerica.org
March 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Ah, I misheard title; it was Ted Bolinger. #NEPA #permittingreform www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjhX...
The Future of NEPA: 2025 and Beyond
YouTube video by ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
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October 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🌬️🌬️🌬️We've had this conversation about Trump's wind policy before.

Now, Ørsted and the States are suing the Trump Administration.

#elecrical #infrastructure #permittingreform
#cleanenergy #environmentaljustice
‘Bizarre’ and ‘unlawful’: States and Ørsted challenge Revolution Wind…
Trump halted the huge, nearly complete offshore wind project two weeks ago. Rhode Island, Connecticut, and its developer want courts to block that…
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September 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Substations take 24–36 months to build. Some federal permits take 4+ years. The tax credit window? Two years. These timelines don’t align, and that’s a strategic crisis.
#GridModernization #PermittingReform #EnergyInfrastructure #ClimateAction
July 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
“We haven’t yet seen one bipartisan bill on permitting that broadly amends judicial review.” — Xan Fishman, BPC energy's senior managing director, in this @heatmap.news piece

#PermittingReform is key to ensuring that the U.S. can build affordable, reliable, and lower emissions #energy system.
“A new bill, drafted by the House Natural Resources Committee would transform the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA.”

@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @zeitlin.bsky.social explain House Republicans’ major step towards permitting reform ⬇️
Permitting Reform Is Back — and Buried in Trump’s Tax Bill
House Republicans’ new plan to transform NEPA, explained
heatmap.news
May 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
At the final conference of the year, we got the Policy Roadmap.

But it's not over!

At the start of the year, we put pressure on Congress to work on permittingreform. They got started, and now it's one of the last things they have to do.

Learn more at: citizensclimatelobby.org/our-climate-...
December 7, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Florida's new House Bill 567 could revolutionize how municipalities manage road usage by capping permit fees at just $100, sparking intense debate among lawmakers.

Get the details!

#FL #CitizenPortal #PermittingReform #InfrastructureFunding #EquitableAccess
Florida House of Representatives sets $100 cap on municipal permit fees
Florida House limits municipal fees for permits related to roads and rights-of-way.
citizenportal.ai
March 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Local builders are sounding the alarm over Lynnwood's permitting delays and fees, claiming they stifle affordable housing development and threaten the future of homeownership.

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#LynnwoodSnohomishCounty #WA #LynnwoodDevelopment #CitizenPortal #PermittingReform #SmallBuilderSupport
Developers tell Lynnwood council permitting delays, fees and tree rules deter small builders
At a developers roundtable, builders and affordable housing developers said long entitlements, variable public‑works requirements, and tree‑retention/parking rules increase costs and lengthen timelines; several urged form‑based code, clearer checklists for small projects and faster building‑permit tracks so small developers can scale.
citizenportal.ai
October 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
As Trump frustrates the courts, some House Republicans are working to block courts from stopping fossil fuel projects — putting frontline communities at risk
thehill.com/policy/energ... #ClimateCrisis #FrontlineCommunities #GOP #PermittingReform
thehill.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A new Washington Senate Bill could revolutionize housing development by enforcing 60-day deadlines for permits—will it solve the housing crisis or create new challenges for local governments?

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#WA #HousingCrisis #CommunitySupport #CitizenPortal #PermittingReform
New ordinance imposes strict deadlines for project permits to enhance housing development
Counties must issue housing permits within 60 days to avoid revenue withholding penalties.
citizenportal.ai
February 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
California officials are racing to cut housing permit times in half, aiming to tackle the state's housing crisis with renewed urgency and collaboration.

Learn more here

#CA #CommunityCollaboration #CitizenPortal #PermittingReform #AffordableHousing
California Assembly Member promotes streamlined permitting for affordable housing funding
Assembly member discusses reducing permitting times and consolidating housing funding applications.
citizenportal.ai
May 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
In the face of Trump administration actions, climate funders and philanthropy-supporting organizations are taking steps to adapt.

Michael Kavate(@kavate.bsky.social) reports: tinyurl.com/yzm7fnuk

#ClimatePhilanthropy #CleanEnergy #EnvironmentalJustice #PermittingReform #ClimateAction
Trump Calls Climate Change the “Greatest Con Job Ever.” What Paths Are Open to Philanthropy?
In the face of Trump's actions, climate funders and philanthropy-supporting organizations are taking steps to adapt.
tinyurl.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I'm curious now to see if this will even hit the floor this session, or if we'll see wondering worse written in the next Congress. #permittingreform #climatesky #energysky
November 6, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Now that reconciliation has passed, permitting reform is back in focus.

Our ‘Goldilocks Zone’ report analyzes different policy options to achieve #PermittingReform and ranks them across two dimensions: effectiveness and controversy.

Dive further in federal permitting policy here ➡️ bit.ly/4lrdPF8
bipartisanpolicy.org
July 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Sammamish is taking bold steps to streamline its permitting process while safeguarding the environment and tree canopy—could this be the key to balancing development and sustainability?

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#SammamishCityKingCounty #WA #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalProtection #PermittingReform
City officials initiate permit process overhaul to enhance development compliance
City plans to streamline permitting process and improve project management with new strategies.
citizenportal.ai
April 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM