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A Burning Issue: The Economic Costs of Wildfires
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A Burning Issue: The Economic Costs of Wildfires

Modernizing policies to empower people in all levels of government and in the private sector to take care of America’s forests will save lives and livelihoods, protect the environment, reduce costs to the taxpayer and lessen overall damages American on the economy.

Business and Labor Agree: It’s Time for Permitting Reform
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Business and Labor Agree: It’s Time for Permitting Reform

"As our nation strives to build out our domestic infrastructure, President Biden must remain committed to permitting reform. We need it. The challenges presented by the issue are not abstract to the energy workforce. There are real-world negative consequences from this regulatory regime. Many have been pushing to modernize NEPA for years. It’s time to get the job done."

Republican Governors Show Clean Tech Leadership
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Republican Governors Show Clean Tech Leadership

"Republican governors are working to deploy U.S.-made clean energy technologies, responsibly develop American energy, and secure domestic supply chains. Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans have developed an equally effective agenda to lead this nation. Now, it is up to all of Congress to take a page from these governors’ books."

Without Unlocking Domestic Mineral Supply, the U.S. Will Become More Reliant on China
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Without Unlocking Domestic Mineral Supply, the U.S. Will Become More Reliant on China

"The ultimate point is that there is a wide gap between the way politicians, and even many analysts, enjoy talking about clean energy and what sort of policy would be needed to turn those hopes into reality. For the United States to become a dominant producer of clean energy, it will need to either significantly increase its imports of clean energy-related minerals, or it must find ways to make it easier to produce these minerals domestically. If the United States doesn’t take either of those steps, then it will probably continue to rely on the domestic energy sources in which it is already abundant, which are predominantly fossil fuels."

America Once Knew How to Build Infrastructure
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America Once Knew How to Build Infrastructure

"The permitting process is broken. Environmental-impact studies are a racket, delaying projects for as long as five years over insignificant issues. Costs are increasing because of endless litigation and inflation. Contracting and labor rules have become so burdensome that no private enterprise could operate under them."

House GOP readies its first big agenda push: A massive energy bill
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House GOP readies its first big agenda push: A massive energy bill

"'It’s a really good time to merge energy and climate policy with rational approaches to being cleaner,' said Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah), who chairs the nearly 80-member Conservative Climate Caucus. 'Before, maybe the whole conversation was on being clean. Now, it’s about being affordable, reliable, safe, and clean. That’s a good nexus for a lot of us.'"

America—and the World—Needs More Nuclear Power
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America—and the World—Needs More Nuclear Power

"Policymakers must stay on offense in the 118th Congress. Rounding the edges on these policies will enable Team USA to out-compete Chinese and Russian enterprises with American innovation. The World Nuclear Association states that, at the end of October, China was operating 53 commercial power reactors, making it third in the world after France, which has 56 reactors. The U.S., leading with 92 operating reactors, but only has two units under construction, while China has 23 reactors under construction. The U.S. must deploy and export innovative American nuclear technologies to retain its global nuclear influence."

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