Pursue permitting reform that protects environmental safeguards

Huffman plans to pursue a permitting reform bill on terms that protect the Endangered Species Act, Native American tribes and the Clean Water Act, and that do not impede clean energy. He wants Democrats to use their new congressional power to negotiate a better deal than the Senate proposal he criticized, which he said was shaped largely by the oil and gas industry.

Context: He said this would be a priority if he is allowed to pursue it. The interview does not provide details of the bill’s permitting rules.

In their own words

We need to do a [permitting reform bill](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06112026/bipartisan-permitting-reform-outlook-after-election-shakeup/) on our terms.

The source

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