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The Biden administration’s new permitting fixer

Eric Beightel is possibly the Biden administration’s best hope to ease the infrastructure permitting logjam.

In the News
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Investments to Increase Tribal Engagement and Improve Infrastructure Permitting Reviews

WASHINGTON (May 7, 2024) – Today, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) announced its first

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Tribes
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Investment in Innovative Technologies to Improve Efficiency of Federal Permitting for Critical Infrastructure As Part of Investing in America Agenda

WASHINGTON (April 29, 2024) – Today, the Permitting Council (Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council) is pleased to announce the allocation of over $30 million in funding t

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Largest Offshore Wind Project in U.S. History Receives Full Federal Environmental Permitting Approval

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Offshore WindRenewable Energy
Permitting Council Annual Report to Congress Showcases a Year of Significant Growth and Progress in Federal Permitting Review and Authorization

WASHINGTON (April 15, 2024) – The Permitting Council (Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council) is pleased to unveil its Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23

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Empire Wind Is the Latest Offshore Wind Project to Complete Federal Permitting Review on the FAST-41 Dashboard

WASHINGTON (March 26, 2024) – The Permitting Council is pleased to announce that the Empire Wind project has received all necessary federal environmental permitting approvals and i

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Offshore WindRenewable Energy
Silver Star Solar 1 Gains FAST-41 Permitting Assistance

WASHINGTON (March 18, 2024) – The Permitting Council is pleased to announce that Silver Star Solar 1, in Nevada, is now a FAST-41 project.

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Renewable Energy
Permitting Council Releases FY 2025 Budget Request to Congress

WASHINGTON (March 18, 2024) – The Permitting Council recently released its fiscal year 2025 budget, requesting $9 million in appropriated funds for the continued operation of the a

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Nation’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Project Completes Construction

WASHINGTON (March 14, 2024) – Federal and state leaders gathered on Long Island, New York today to commemorate the completion of South Fork Wind, the first offshore wind project to

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Offshore WindRenewable Energy
FPISC Rebrands as the Permitting Council

WASHINGTON (March 8, 2024) – Today, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) unveiled new branding in advance of next year's 10 year anniversary of

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