The state of permitting reform is very much alive, despite headlines this week following Senate Majority Leader Schumer’s (D-NY)comments that a permitting reform deal would be ‘virtually impossible.’
Here’s what top House Natural Resources Committee Republicans had to say:
Permitting is still in play: “We don’t view this issue as done at all. We made some great strides forward with last year’s permitting reforms signed into law, but there is a lot of work still to come. We look forward to continuing this policy work, both in the remainder of this Congress and beyond.”
What’s clear: The only thing that is ‘virtually impossible’ would be to meet rapidly growing energy demand with new clean energy development without modernizing the permitting regime.
2. NEW blog: The next generation of conservative
climate policy talent
Recognizing a need for more conservatives to advance clean energy and climate policies on Capitol Hill, ClearPath launched the Conservative Climate Leadership Program (CCLP) to help recruit young policy professionals.
A CCLP candidate:
Aligns with conservative values,
Has a passion for clean energy innovation, and,
Will be vetted as top talent, ready to tackle challenges from day one.
What’s clear: ClearPath recognizes it is people who make policy work, so it is not a secret that the federal government’s most important asset is its workforce. ClearPath believes our collective success in deploying more clean energy requires smart policy, which starts with smart people.
Plug in: Read our blog by COO Andrea Steiner and CCLP Director Dana Faught on how CCLP can advance young conservatives’ careers in energy.
3. House introduces bill targeting Rosatom and Russian
fuel supply
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Member Tom Kean (R-NJ) introduced the bipartisan Rosatom Sanctions Enforcement Act, H.R. 8046, which would help put America on a path to global energy leadership of next-generation nuclear energy and a supporting fuel supply chain.
The bill aims to:
Effect a decoupling from the Russian nuclear industry until certain conditions are met,
Replace Rosatom and other nuclear suppliers of the Russian Federation with those from the United States and United States allies and partners; and
Halt the spread of Russian nuclear exports among American partners.
What’s clear: There is consensus in Congress that nuclear fuel supply from America and its allies must be able to meet domestic and global demand. Congress has taken significant action across several recent bills to support this goal.
4. ICYMI
ClearPath’s CEO Jeremy Harrell sat down with Axios to discuss clean energy priorities for ClearPath, including the future of American nuclear energy and how the U.S. must continue to innovate this energy source.
Sen. Barrasso (R-WY) and Rep. McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)’s bill banning Russian uranium to strengthen U.S. nuclear fuel production was signed into law.
Rep. Williams (R-NY) co-authored an op-ed with ACC President Chris Barnard making the case Republicans are leading on American clean energy innovation.
FERC released two rules that significantly change how regional transmission is planned & cost-allocated and how it will implement its backstop siting authority for projects within national interest corridors.
The House passedRep. Amodei’s (R-NV) Historic Legislation Defending Domestic Mineral Production with bipartisan support.
Idaho National Lab is celebrating its 75th anniversary this week.
That’s all from us. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
