The Department of the Interior will implement emergency permitting procedures to accelerate the development of energy resources and critical minerals in the United States, it said on April 23.
The new procedures will reduce approval times—which typically take months or even years—to no more than 28 days, according to the department.
In a statement, the department said the measures are designed to expedite the review and approval process for projects related to the identification, leasing, siting, production, transportation, refining, or generation of energy domestically, including on federal lands.
They will apply to a wide range of energy sources, including fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal as well as uranium, geothermal, critical minerals, biofuels, and kinetic hydropower projects, it said….