根据《彭博社》的报道，参议院民主党人推动通过了用于可再生能源项目的高压输电线路建设所需的快速审批程序，这是更广泛基础设施改革协议的一部分。该协议还包含了共和党的优先事项，例如限制各州利用《联邦清洁水法》来阻碍输电线路建设的做法。根据协议摘要，该协议还对已有50年历史的《国家环境政策法》进行了修改；环保人士一直认为这部法律具有至高无上的重要性。
By Ari Natter Senate Democrats secured expedited approvals for high-voltage transmission lines needed for renewable-energy projects as part of a broader deal to overhaul infrastructure permitting. The measure, outlined in a GOP summary of the draft agreement seen by Bloomberg, also includes Republican priorities such as hobbling state-level invocations of the federal Clean Water Act to block pipeline developments. The draft deal also includes tweaks to the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act regarded as sacrosanct among environmentalists, according to the summary.
目前该协议尚未最终确定，谈判仍存在不确定性——民主党人表示，投票可能要等到11月大选之后才会进行。协议中还包含了相关条款，旨在保护消费者免受人工智能发展带来的电价上涨影响。
No deal has been finalized and the talks are in question after Democrats said a vote was unlikely until after the November elections. The deal also includes language to shield consumers from spiking electricity costs amid the artificial intelligence buildout, according to the summary.
参议院民主党谈判代表谢尔顿·怀特豪斯（Sheldon Whitehouse）和马丁·海因里希（Martin Heinrich）的发言人并未立即回应记者的评论请求。
Spokespeople for Democratic negotiators Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Martin Heinrich didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
周五早些时候，海因里希发表声明称：“许可程序的谈判仍在进行中，许多主要障碍已经克服，我们认为可以达成一项不错的协议。我们的目标是让美国人获得更便宜的能源、高薪工作以及可持续的发展。”特朗普政府将改革天然气管道、风力发电场、长距离输电线路等能源基础设施的审批流程作为重要任务。
Earlier Friday, Heinrich issued a statement that said, “permitting negotiations are ongoing, many of the major hurdles have been overcome, and we believe there is a good deal to be had. We’re focused on getting Americans cheaper energy, good-paying jobs, and responsible growth.” Reforming the permitting process for natural gas pipelines, wind farms, long-distance power lines and other energy infrastructure is a major priority for the Trump administration.
谈判代表表示他们已接近达成协议，但环境委员会中的民主党领袖怀特豪斯在周四表示，投票可能要等到11月中期选举之后才会进行。这一表态引发了一些共和党人对协议能否真正达成的质疑。
Negotiators have said they are close to striking a deal but Whitehouse, the top Democrat on the environment committee, said Thursday that a vote isn’t likely until after the November midterm elections. That spurred some Republicans to cast doubt on it happening at all.
一位白宫官员称，该协议内容详尽且全面，堪称美国历史上最具变革性的许可制度改革。
A White House official called the draft deal extensive and thorough, saying it would be the most transformative permitting reform in American history.
这名官员补充说，经过数月谈判达成的协议如今却因政治原因被民主党人搁置。
The plan brokered after months of negotiations is now being stalled by Democrats for political reasons, the official added.