Climate Change
Minnesota Eyes Permitting Reform for Clean Energy Amid Gridlock in Congress
Bills meant to streamline federal permit approvals have stalled, but states are already passing their own measures. That could be key to speeding up the energy transition, experts say.
Minnesota lawmakers are holding a hearing today to debate a proposed bill that would enact a series of changes to the way the state permits wind and solar farms, as well as the transmission lines needed to deliver the electricity they produce.
Minnesota Eyes Permitting Reform for Clean Energy Amid Gridlock in Congress