Republicans and Democrats claim to favor permitting reform that would remove bureaucratic obstacles to energy and infrastructure projects. But time is running out as partisan bickering instead of progress carries the day. It doesn’t have to be that way. At least four pieces of pending permitting legislation remain in limbo, particularly in the Senate, despite bipartisan recognition that delays and nuisance lawsuits drive up costs and threaten the viability of important projects. Two of those bills — the SPEED Act and the PERMIT Act — have even passed the House. But getting anything through the Senate right now creates a number of challenges, according to reports. “For all the common ground in both parties around encouraging more energy production and accelerating projects of all types,” Po