POWER Magazine editor Sonal Patel covers the NRC’s effort to keep up with a surge in nuclear licensing and reform demands. Read more in POWER Magazine here.
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Permitting Reform Is the Only Way America Can Build Again
As energy affordability becomes an increasing concern and energy demand continues to rise, America’s ability to efficiently permit and build infrastructure will be crucial to its success.
Last month, the EPA proposed reforming the Clean Water Act’s Section 401. This isn’t just a good idea. It’s long overdue.
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DOE Takes Important Step to Modernize Nuclear Permitting
The Department of Energy recently announced that certain advanced nuclear reactor projects can qualify for a categorical exclusion from the National Environmental Policy Act’s (NEPA) full review process. The move is a practical step forward to accelerate innovation, reduce unnecessary cost and delay, and strengthen U.S. competitiveness in nuclear energy.
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Put American Jobs First and Take US Energy Global
ClearPath’s Jeremy Harrell writes in the National Interest that energy leadership is now a global financing race the U.S. can’t afford to lose. Read more in the National Interest here.
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Stop Spending Billions on Courtroom Battles and Start Saving Species
A recent report from ConservAmerica analyzed two decades of energy and infrastructure projects to quantify the ESA’s effects. What it found is that the United States regularly spends billions of dollars fighting over endangered species in court when it should prioritize preventative conservation and economic incentives.
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EPA proposes to limit states’ ‘Good Neighbor’ obligations to reduce interstate smog pollution
Read more in The Hill here.
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Why Your Energy Bill Keeps Rising
The report from Americans For Prosperity details a 21 percent increase in electricity prices between 2020 and 2024, including a four percent increase from 2023 to 2024 alone. While fuel prices, weather, and inflation all play a role, the report argues that a major, underappreciated driver of higher bills is America’s broken energy permitting system.
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Trump administration invests in another US rare earth miner to loosen China’s grip on supply
AP News reporter Michelle Chapman writes about how the U.S. government is stepping directly into the rare earths market. Read more in AP News here.
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Why Innovation Is Key to Affordable Food
When most Americans talk about agriculture, they don’t start with emissions targets or land-use debates. They start with the price of food. Often, the mainstream environmental movement overlooks this reality, prioritizing solutions that may reduce environmental impacts but risk undermining an affordable, abundant, and reliable food supply. C3 Solutions’ research shows this is a false tradeoff. Innovation is the path to lower food prices, stronger farm economies, and better environmental outcomes.
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House votes to repeal ban on mining near Boundary Waters wilderness in Minnesota
Washington Post reporter Jake Spring writes on the recent decision to allow mining near the Boundary Waters Wilderness area in Minnesota. Read more in the Washington Post here.