A looming US government shutdown could derail already-fragile momentum on energy permitting reform. (Semafor)
If Congress fails to pass a budget today, federal agencies will halt or delay work—including the Treasury Department’s guidance on tax credits for projects with foreign-made components and the Commerce Department’s probes into solar tariff evasion in South Asia.
The shutdown would also freeze Congress’s broader legislative agenda, eating into the calendar for a permitting deal that both parties have said is critical to accelerating energy projects.