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How the SPEED Act Seizes the Moment on Permitting Reform
Nick Loris, C3 Solutions, September 18, 2025
In a piece initially published in The National Interest, Nick Loris highlights Maryland’s Purple Line light rail as a key example of why we need permitting reform. Once celebrated as a model for green transit, the project is now years behind schedule and billions over budget, slowed down by lawsuits and a broken permitting system.
Read more here in C3 to learn:
- Why NEPA has become a significant source of delay for energy, infrastructure, and conservation projects nationwide.
- How bipartisan permitting reforms like the SPEED Act could streamline reviews, limit frivolous lawsuits, and unlock faster progress on clean energy, infrastructure, and economic growth.
What Happened to the Santos Takeover Attempt?
LNG Global Newsletter, September 19, 2025
- Deal Breakdown: A massive, proposed takeover of Santos by an Abu Dhabi–backed consortium has collapsed. Reuters reported that Santos shares slumped after the $18.7 billion ADNOC-led deal fell apart.
- Abandonment by Abu Dhabi: Bloomberg, Financial Times, CNBC, and ABC Australia confirmed the withdrawal, which marked the end of months of negotiations.
- Why It Collapsed:
- The Australian Financial Review revealed a letter that derailed the talks.
- The Australian analyzed why Abu Dhabi ultimately abandoned the long-running bid.
- A press release from XRG confirmed that discussions had concluded without agreement.
AEMC explores a metals refinery in Alaska
Shane Lasley, North of 60 Mining News, September 17, 2025
Collaborates with RecycLiCo to test hydrometallurgical tech to refine Nikolai nickel, cobalt, PGMs for U.S. supply chains.
In a step toward establishing Alaska as an alternative to China, Indonesia, and others for nickel, cobalt, platinum group metals (PGM), and other critical minerals, Alaska Energy Metals Corp. (AEMC) is exploring the potential of utilizing RecycLiCo Battery Materials Inc.’s hydrometallurgical technology to refine concentrates from a future mine at its Nikolai project.