NRDC Assessment of BAAJA, the 2026 Permitting and Transmission Bill
NRDC's assessment of the 2026 Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act finds its transmission and grid reforms critically important but its environmental provisions deeply flawed, weakening the Clean Water Act, NEPA, and Tribal protections while locking in Trump-era energy preferences. NRDC says it will seek improvements in five areas and take a position before a floor vote.
