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  • The bill S. 5323 aims to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 by setting time limits on environmental reviews required by the act. It introduces the "UNSHACKLE Act," which allows state agencies to take on some responsibilities of federal agencies, sets...

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    The bill wants to make checking the environment quicker by setting time limits and reduces what's looked at, including not checking for climate change, but this might miss important things and some people might not like it. It also lets states help do these checks, but if the checks aren't done on time, there could be bad consequences like rushing to finish or even letting things go without full checks.

  • H.R. 2783, titled the "Infrastructure Project Acceleration Act," aims to speed up the environmental review and approval process for large manufacturing projects in the United States that cost at least $1 billion. The bill finds that such projects will boost the U.S. economy...

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    The bill is like a shortcut to quickly start really big building projects, like factories, that cost a lot of money, but some people worry it might not be as careful about protecting nature.