Biden Administration Will Impose Own Permit, Regulatory Reforms If Congress Doesn’t Act

Climate chief says White House rejects House bill, is ‘hopeful’ for Senate deal, but is ‘not waiting’ to trim approval timelines if lawmakers don’t.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on additional actions being taken to lower energy costs and strengthen energy security in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Oct. 19, 2022. The White House/Screenshot via NTD

There is widespread momentum in Congress to streamline federal environmental regulations and accelerate agency permitting processes.

But that broad consensus is mired in partisan divergences. While the Democrat-led Senate views permitting reform as essential to implementing 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Republican-held House sees deregulation as a tool for dismantling it.