As of March 4, 2026, Democratic senators stated that they would restart talks with Republicans to overhaul permitting regulations after the Trump administration began reviewing approvals for large-scale solar and wind projects. [1] In a statement, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico said that after discussions with colleagues, they have decided to reopen negotiations on permitting reform. They state that moving forward, they expect “no further interference with already-permitted wind projects” and that the “initial movement [they’ve] seen on solar project permitting will accelerate, and other renewable projects will move forward as well.”
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