{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Switchboard","title":"The Senate Finally Moves on Permitting Reform","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2163,"description":"Permitting is often the slowest, most expensive, and most frustrating part of building anything in America, which is why it has become one of the few issues with real bipartisan momentum. Former Governor Terry McAuliffe, former Congressman Kendrick Meek, former Mayor Michael Nutter, and former Senator Mary Landrieu make the case that fixing it could lower energy costs, speed up projects, and create good-paying jobs.\nDelays and lawsuits can make a project cost more to permit than to build, and the panel lays out what it would take to fix that. Senator Landrieu sits down with two senators from opposite parties who helped to shape the Senate deal. Senator Alan Armstrong (R-Okla.) explains how he got pipeline companies and renewable developers to speak with one voice. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) says much of the bill started as his own transmission bill. He also admits environmentalists and the oil and natural gas industry will both find plenty to be unhappy with.\n\nIn this episode:\nWhy permitting can cost more than building\nHow delays drive up energy bills and stall jobs\nHow the bill would speed up transmission news while still giving landowners say\nWhy both senators expect a Senate vote in November\nEvery year a project waits for a permit, somebody pays for it on their utility bill.\nSwitchboard is brought to you by Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future. To learn more, visit naturalalliesforcleanenergy.org, or find us on Youtube @NaturalAllies. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7MROx6ZyKy3nTip9P42LPafuxLorAxQZ27GubQk6dns/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZGNj/Y2NlNTg0ZDQyNWI4/OWQ1MWM3NGI4MjFh/MTA5Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}