Good afternoon and happy Tuesday, readers! In today’s newsletter, we’re taking a closer look at how lawmakers are thinking about a potential bipartisan permitting bill 🏛️. Callie spoke with Rhode Island Sen.

The European Union is set to slash permit wait-times and introduce top-down planning of electricity-grid infrastructure across Europe, as it scrambles to curb high energy prices that industry executives have warned make Europe uncompetitive with foreign rivals.