Lengthening

While the Interior Department announced last week it is expanding and lengthening the process for permitting of oil and natural gas drilling on government lands (see related story), the department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM), has scheduled 31 renewable energy projects for fast-track environmental and public review. This will enable the projects to meet the end of the year deadline to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).