Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia raised expectations Tuesday
for a deal to update the nation’s permitting rules, saying he hopes to
soon release the text of an agreement he aims to strike with Republican
Sen. John Barrasso. But it’s not clear whether it will represent a
breakthrough on the issue, which has drawn bipartisan interest but seen
little progress over the last two years. POLITICO’s Josh Siegel and
Catherine Morehouse discuss the latest in the negotiations and the
remaining legislative challenges. Plus, the Biden Administration
announced it would release 42 million gallons of gasoline from the
strategic fuel reserve into the Northeast markets. 

 

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Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 

Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO. 

Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.