The GOP-led House of Representatives is off and running, the Senate has confirmed new energy and environment Cabinet members, and the Trump administration is releasing executive orders to expedite the arrival of American energy dominance. Last month, President Donald Trump took a critical step toward unleashing U.S. energy resources: The Council on Environmental Quality issued an interim final rule to rescind the existing implementation guidelines for the National Environmental Policy Act. To ensure certainty for American developers, the new Republican trifecta must build on this action to provide lasting permitting relief. 

Permitting reform is essential to build major infrastructure in America — from energy and manufacturing projects to roads, bridges, and waterways.