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Democrats are eager to accelerate clean energy infrastructure development and the jobs that come along with it \u2014 and a bipartisan deal on permitting reform is a big piece of that puzzle. But, they\u2019re warning, if those talks fall apart, the blame is squarely on President Donald Trump\u2019s Cabinet.<\/p>\n

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Democrats said Tuesday that communications with the White House have been \u201cwithin the ordinary bounds\u201d of legislative disagreement.<\/p>\n

However, \u201cflagrant illegal misbehavior\u201d in federal agencies like the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency has created distrust that could sink a deal, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) said at a round table with labor leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there is going to be a failure at permitting reform, the problem will be the behavior of the Trump Cabinet officials,\u201d Whitehouse, who has led permitting reform negotiations for the Democrats with Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, said. \u201cIt would be on Hegseth, Burgum, Wright and Zeldin, because they are doing their level best to make sure that no Democrat has any faith in a fair implementation of a permitting reform bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

Streamlining the permitting process is also a priority for Republicans, and reforms are key to advancing the capacity of the U.S. power grid to handle more artificial intelligence data centers \u2014 a focus for the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

Negotiators are aiming<\/u><\/span> to reach a bipartisan consensus by the August recess on an issue that has long been stuck in partisan gridlock<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re actively working on it and trading paper,\u201d Heinrich told reporters after the roundtable. \u201cWe\u2019re not there yet, but I think things are constructive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, Democrats say, the administration\u2019s policies toward many clean energy projects is casting uncertainty over the future of these talks.<\/p>\n

A out Tuesday from BlueGreen Alliance, an advocacy group focused on union jobs and clean energy, said the Trump administration has canceled or stalled 223 clean manufacturing, energy and industrial projects representing $82.8 billion in capital investment since the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.<\/p>\n

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The alliance estimates those setbacks could cost more than 111,000 jobs, with over 1 million additional jobs at risk as other infrastructure developments face tax restrictions due to the OBBBA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese numbers are not just dots on a map,\u201d Jason Walsh, executive director of the BlueGreen Alliance, told lawmakers. \u201cThey represent workers seeing a path to the middle class cap off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Federal funding rescissions have reached projects across the country, from sustainable concrete manufacturing<\/u><\/span> in New York, to interregional transmission lines<\/u><\/span> in Minnesota, to hydrogen hubs in California and the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n

A federal judge ruled<\/u><\/span> that those funding rescissions, which targeted blue states, were unlawful. The Trump administration\u2019s efforts to halt offshore wind leasing and permitting were also struck down<\/u><\/span> in court.<\/p>\n

Permitting reforms could provide insulation<\/u><\/span> for clean energy projects from Trump administration crackdowns. They could also help Democrats recover some of the momentum on job growth fueled by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, if more clean energy projects can break ground.<\/p>\n

The Energy Department, Interior Department, EPA and Defense Department did not immediately respond to NOTUS\u2019 request for comment.<\/p>\n

Brent Booker, the general president of the Laborers\u2019 International Union of North America, which represents workers in construction and energy industries, told Democrats on Tuesday it was \u201cfinally time\u201d to reform the country\u2019s permitting process, after more than a decade of trying.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur members need predictability so they can get the training they need,\u201d he said. \u201cLet\u2019s make sure our members have an opportunity to work. Let\u2019s make sure developers and owners can go build things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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