Permitting & Regulatory Reform
Modernizing regulations, streamlining processes, and reducing costs while maintaining environmental integrity will accelerate the pace of infrastructure development and domestic resource production, resulting in economic gains for America and reduced global emissions.
Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), as well as Representatives Celeste Maloy (R-Utah) and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore) are taking on permitting reform with the introduction of their Senate and House bills, the Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act. The FREE Act would help streamline the federal permitting process by establishing a “permit-by-rule” […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) applauded the advancement of S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, from the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by a bipartisan vote of 15 to 4. The legislation is led by Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.). “For years, CRES has actively pushed […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) sent a letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) advocating for passage of S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. The letter comes a day before the legislation is set for […]
WASHINGTON – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) President Heather Reams issued the following statement in support of the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, released today by Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.): “Clean energy development in the United States has been crippled by burdensome federal permitting processes, onerous regulations and serial litigation from extreme interest […]
WASHINGTON – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) today sent a letter, signed by 41 organizations, in support of a bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Phase II Final Rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The CRA is led by Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and […]
WASHINGTON — Today, The Hill published an op-ed co-authored by CRES President Heather Reams and Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) highlighting several permitting reform provisions in H.R. 1 signed into law as part of the Fiscal Responsibility Act and discussing one key element that is still outstanding: judicial review. Read the full op-ed here or below: There is bipartisan consensus we […]
The bipartisan push to put shovels into the ground on new geothermal energy projects continues with the introduction of the S. 3954, the Geothermal Energy Optimization (GEO) Act. Introduced by Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.), the GEO Act would pave the way for the further development […]
Rare earth magnets are critical to many clean energy technologies from wind turbines to electric vehicles and much more. And, with the burgeoning clean tech market, the domestic and global demand for rare earth magnets is poised to grow rapidly in the coming years. The bulk of supply chains for manufacturing rare earth magnets […]
The United States has the opportunity to add more renewable energy to our grid by unleashing the heat beneath our feet: geothermal energy. However, to power homes and businesses across the country with this clean energy resource, we need a commonsense review process that helps get much needed projects approved and puts shovels in the […]
WASHINGTON – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) today applauded U.S. House passage by a bipartisan vote of 365-36-1 of H.R. 6544, the Atomic Energy Advancement Act, led by U.S. House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security Chair and member of the Conservative Climate Caucus Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.). “The advancement of nuclear […]