Tue, Sep 30

NEWS: Shutting down permitting

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.

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