California AG Bonta Co-Leads 16 States Urging More Revisions to Senate Permitting Reform Bill
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Nov. 9 co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in sending a second letter to the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works and Energy and Natural Resources Committees regarding the proposed Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, commonly known as the permitting reform bill.
The coalition said the draft bill, a wide-ranging package to reform energy permitting and infrastructure, has been amended since their earlier letter but is only marginally improved. As currently drafted, it still contains problematic provisions that would risk abuse by polluting industries and impinge on state and tribal sovereignty, undermining states' and tribes' abilities to protect water, historic, and cultural resources under the Clean Water Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Endangered Species Act.
"The next generation of energy demands affordability without sacrificing public health and environmental integrity," Bonta said. The letter asks the Senate to postpone voting on the bill until more revisions can be made.
(Source: California Attorney General)
Source: California Attorney General
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