James Coleman

2 months ago | city-journal.org | Arnab Datta |James Coleman

President Donald Trump has identified permitting reform as a top priority. Unlike many of his administration’s goals, fixing the infrastructure-permitting process will be of interest to some Democrats. The most significant reforms will require not only legislative action in the House but also a bipartisan 60 votes in the Senate, rather than a simple majority via the budget reconciliation process.

May 29, 2024 | ifp.org | Arnab Datta |James Coleman

This piece was originally published in Slow Boring on April 28th. A federal judge recently  to block the approval of a power line that would have connected 161 renewable energy projects to the electric grid, providing more clean energy to consumers in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. This is the second time this project, known as the Cardinal-Hickory transmission line, has been blocked by an injunction in the past five years.