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Our Newsroom features press releases, blog posts, and media coverage that highlights our impact. To be added to our press list please email media@permitting.gov.

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In The News - General media coverage and external viewpoints concerning our projects and initiatives.  

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Permitting Council Moves to Designate the Critical Minerals Supply Chain as a FAST-41 Sector

WASHINGTON (September 21, 2023) – Today, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) proposed to revise the FAST-41 mining sector regulations to focus

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President Biden Appoints Rebecca Higgins as Chief of Staff for the Permitting Council

WASHINGTON (September 11, 2023) — The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Higgins as its first Ch

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Billion Dollar Transmission Line Project Breaks Ground After Receiving Permitting Approval

WASHINGTON (September 1, 2023) –  Today, federal and state leaders gathered near Corona, NM for a groundbreaking ceremony to officially kick off construction of the FAST-41 co

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Transmission
Permitting Council Recognizes Transformative Accomplishments in the Federal Permitting Process in Celebration of IRA Anniversary

WASHINGTON (August 16, 2023) – As we mark the one-year anniversary of the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest climate investment in history, the Federal Permitting

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Innovative Broadband Project Receives FAST-41 Coverage as it Seeks to Bring High Speed Internet to Underserved Alaska Native Communities

WASHINGTON (July 10, 2023) – The Permitting Council is pleased to announce that segment one of the Alaska FiberOptic Project is now covered under the benefits of the FAST-41 program.

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Message from the Executive Director of the Permitting Council

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President Biden Appoints Eric Beightel as Permitting Council Executive Director

WASHINGTON (June 21, 2023) — The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is pleased to announce that President Bide

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First-Ever Tribal and First Broadband Project Receives FAST-41 Coverage

WASHINGTON (May 9, 2023) – The Permitting Council is excited to announce the first Tribal and first broadband project to receive FAST-41 coverage.

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BroadbandTribes
Permitting Council Announces First-Ever Critical Minerals Mining Project to Gain FAST-41 Coverage

WASHINGTON (May 8, 2023) – Today, the Permitting Council announces the first mining project to receive FAST-41 coverage.

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Mining
Permitting Council Executive Director Releases Annual Report to Congress

WASHINGTON (April 18, 2023) – Today, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) Executive Director released the agency’s Annual Report to Congress.

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