Joe Manchin reignites battle over energy project permitting

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is restarting an effort to reform the environmental permitting process for energy and infrastructure projects nationwide.

"In the United States, it often takes between five and ten years — sometimes longer — to get critical energy infrastructure projects approved, putting us years behind allies like Canada, Australia, and more recently the EU, who each have policies designed to complete permitting in three years or less," Manchin said in a statement.  Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

"It is clear that without comprehensive permitting reform we will never ensure lasting American energy security and independence and will delay progress on environmental goals," he continued. "I am introducing the Building American Energy Security Act today to restart the conversation in the Senate about accelerating our permitting process as the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee continues to discuss, consider, and act on advancing this critical topic."