Congress Finds a Unifying Issue — Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy legislation moves forward with strong bipartisan support

For many Americans, Washington can feel disconnected from the challenges people face at home. Too often, political debates generate headlines but little progress. When I ran for Congress, I made a sim...

The energy permitting bill that won unanimous support in Congress - The Washington Post

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Congress finds a unifying issue — geothermal energy

Republicans and Democrats in Congress seem to have found a unifying issue, and it’s a hot one lurking beneath the earth’s surface: geothermal energy.  Without objection and without partisan digs from either side, the House on Tuesday passed by voice vote a package of six bills — three from Republicans and three from Democrats — intended to make it easier to permit geothermal projects on public lands. “When Americans are often told Congress canno…

House passes bipartisan measures to speed geothermal energy projects

The U.S. House just approved a bipartisan package of bills to accelerate geothermal energy as the nation clamors for more around-the-clock clean electricity. The Geothermal Energy Advancement Act, or H.R. 5631, passed with broad support on Tuesday. The legislation — led by U.S. Reps. Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) and Susie…

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House Passes a Bipartisan Package of Bills to Boost Geothermal

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