US Senate Republicans from energy-producing states are pushing for infrastructure permitting reforms after a fast-track program came under court challenge this year and became the latest roadblock for the Keystone XL heavy crude pipeline. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Senator John Cornyn of Texas introduced Aug. 4 a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act “to clarify certain activities that would have been authorized under Nationwide Permit 12 and other Nationwide Permits,” according to the preliminary text of the bill. Co-sponsors include senators from Alaska, Oklahoma, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Katie Bays, managing director of FiscalNote Markets, said the co-sponsors signal that the measure is likely aimed at the Northern Plains Resource […]