White House permitting plan seeks interagency coordination for infrastructure spending

Summary: The Biden administration wants to speed up federal permits and environmental reviews for projects under the $1 trillion infrastructure law. The White House permitting action plan includes a Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council. For how the council hope to expedite things, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with the executive director Christine Harada on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices