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April 16, 2025
Energy Workforce Backs Permitting Reform Order, Pushes Congress for Permanent Fix
HOUSTON- Today, the Energy Workforce and Technology Council released the following statement in support of President Trump’s Executive Order issued this week to modernize and streamline the permitting process.
“President Trump’s executive order to implement technological solutions to permitting reform is a much-needed step forward in streamlining the permitting reform process,” said Energy Workforce President Tim Tarpley. “By eliminating paper-based processes, improving interagency coordination, and applying digital tools to permitting and environmental reviews, this initiative will reduce costly delays and bring much-needed certainty to energy and infrastructure projects.”
The Executive Order directs federal agencies to adopt a unified, data-driven approach to permitting reviews, including the creation of a Permitting Technology Action Plan and a dedicated Permitting Innovation Center. These changes will increase transparency, reduce duplicative work, and provide greater predictability for stakeholders across the energy value chain.
Further, Tarpley discussed the need for Congress to act quickly to pass permitting reform measures.
“Modernizing permitting is not a partisan issue, it’s an economic imperative,” Tarpley added. “We urge Congress to build on President Trump’s momentum by passing full scale, permanent permitting reform, allowing America’s energy workforce to deliver the infrastructure our country needs to thrive.”
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About the Energy Workforce & Technology Council
Energy Workforce & Technology Council is the national trade association for the global energy technology and services sector, representing more than 650,000 U.S. jobs in the technology-driven energy value chain. Energy Workforce works to advance member policy priorities and empower the energy workforce of the future.
Karina Erickson, Communications Director, writes about governmental policies for the Energy Workforce & Technology Council. Click here to subscribe to the Energy Workforce newsletter, which highlights sector-specific issues, best practices, activities and more.
