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The Cardinal-Hickory transmission line would complete a plan to connect 24 gigwatts of clean electricity projects to the grid. It has been blocked by an injunction for the second time in five years and exemplifies the 'litigation doom loop,' writes to Arnab Datta &…
“Unfortunately, Congress has thus far shied away from addressing the crucial roadblock illustrated by the Cardinal-Hickory saga: the litigation doom loop.”
Arnab Datta James Coleman slowboring.com/p/we-must-end-…
Great new post in Slow Boring by Arnab Datta and James Coleman!
Excessive litigation is the heart of the problem with NEPA and many permitting delays.
And clean energy increasingly gets the short end of the stick.
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The rare pairing of an infuriating problem and a common sense solution.
Thread on Arnab Datta and James Coleman’s piece in Slow Boring 👇
Construction Physics is a national treasure and the president should give Brian Potter a medal or czar job or something.
Fun chatting with Santi Ruiz and even more fun getting a chance to see the great archive photos he pulled
In 1944, Congress authorized ~$12 billion for the Manhattan Project (in today’s dollars).
But only 8 congressmen knew they were funding the bomb.
New Statecraft with reporter Catie Edmondson, on hiding big secrets from Congress.
statecraft.pub/p/how-to-hide-…