(The Center Square) - The U.S. Senate voted Monday to advance a sweeping overhaul of federal permitting laws that would require major data centers to pay for the grid upgrades they cause, protecting other electricity customers from absorbing those costs.
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate has voted to advance the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, a permitting reform bill that would expedite the buildout of energy-related infrastructure.
In an interview, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island blamed the sweeping rollback of environmental protections on a flood of…
US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat from Rhode Island, speaks during an interview on Capitol Hill on July 8, 2025 in Washington, DC
One of the US Senate's leading climate advocates says President Donald Trump's administration no longer governs -- it "occupies" the nation on…