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November 14th, 2025
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1. Texas granted Class VI primacy
<[link removed]>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)approved <[link removed]>Texas’ Class VI primacy application, allowing the state to oversee permit approvals for carbon storage wells. Texas is the sixth state authorized to administer its own Class VI well permitting program, joining North Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana, West Virginia and Arizona.
Class VI primacy is:
- An effective tool for streamlining the permitting process for Class VI wells – enabling states to efficiently review and approve carbon storage permits; and
- Key for unlocking carbon storage infrastructure and deploying carbon management technologies broadly.
What’s clear: The Trump administration is committed to streamlining the permitting process for carbon storage infrastructure. Nearly one-quarter of Class VI permits under EPA’s review are from Texas, and this move will reduce the agency’s permitting backlog. With eight Class VI primacy applications currently in the queue, the EPA has an opportunity to continue to support the efficient and timely build-out of critical energy infrastructure.
Plug in:Check out <[link removed]> ClearPath’s blog on how to unlock carbon storage wells.
2. Driving American innovation in the Surface Transportation bill
<[link removed]>Reauthorizing the Surface Transportation Bill, also known as the Highway Bill, is a major opportunity to modernize U.S. infrastructure and keep pace with rapidly growing demand from AI-driven data centers and nationwide construction needs.
September 2026 marks the deadline to reauthorize the surface transportation titles that were included in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act <[link removed]>.
Reauthorization offers a chance to:
- Drive innovation at state-level Departments of Transportation by encouraging performance-based specifications that reward engineering performance rather than prescriptive material rules; and
- Strengthen domestic manufacturing by creating demand certainty for advanced cement, concrete and asphalt production, reducing import reliance and boosting supply chain resilience.
Bipartisan proposals such as the Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act <[link removed]> (S.1067), co-sponsored by Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), and its companion bill, the IMPACT Act 2.0 <[link removed]> (H.R.2122), co-sponsored by Reps. Max Miller (R-OH) and Valerie Foushee (D-NC) would help states take advantage of these opportunities, cut costs and accelerate project delivery.
What’s clear: Reauthorizing the Surface Transportation Bill is an opportunity to unleash American innovation, support domestic industry and deliver faster, more durable and more efficient infrastructure.
Plug in: Read Rafae Ghani’s <[link removed]> new blog on driving American innovation in the bill, here <[link removed]>.
3. USMCA turns five: Securing America’s energy and economic edge
<[link removed]>As the first joint review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) approaches, policymakers have an opportunity to preserve what works and build on USMCA’s strengths, reaffirming transparency, regulatory alignment and energy security as key drivers of U.S. competitiveness.
The USMCA continues to strengthen North America’s energy and industrial competitiveness. Since its signing, USMCA has provided a predictable framework that supports cross-border investment, critical mineral supply chains and energy infrastructure, from advanced nuclear to pipelines and transmission lines.
What’s clear: USMCA remains one of America’s strongest economic and energy frameworks, locking in fair market-driven rules that keep North America competitive and secure.
Plug in: Read Justin Williams <[link removed]> and Nick Lombardo’s <[link removed]>new blog, USMCA Turns Five: Securing America’s Energy and Economic Edge here <[link removed]>.
4. Expanding U.S. LNG leadership
<[link removed]>This week, Venture Global signed three long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales and purchase agreements with Japan’s Mitsui & Co <[link removed]>., Spain’s Naturgy <[link removed]> and Greece’s Atlantic-SEE <[link removed]>. Combined, these agreements represent the purchase of a minimum of 2.5 million tons per annum of LNG.
These deals will:
- Strengthen energy trade between the U.S. and other countries, supporting global energy security and American energy dominance; and
- Help meet growing demand for reliable and clean U.S.-produced LNG.
What’s clear: U.S. LNG exports are the blueprint for global energy leadership, security and emission reductions.
Plug in: Check out ClearPath’s blog <[link removed]>on how to leverage U.S. LNG as a critical energy security and emission reduction tool.
5. The Circuit
<[link removed]>Natalie Houghtalen <[link removed]> spoke on the Shovels in the Ground for New Nuclear panel at the NARUC conference in Seattle, WA.
Nicholas McMurray <[link removed]> spoke on a panel exploring efforts to right-size environmental reviews for new reactors at the American Nuclear Society’s Winter Conference in Washington, D.C.
<[link removed]>6. ICYMI
- Bimergen Energy has partnered with Eos Energy to advance long-duration battery storage projects <[link removed]>. Backed by $250 million in new capital, the collaboration aims to strengthen grid reliability and U.S. energy security through domestically manufactured storage technology.
- Oklo received U.S. DOE approval for its Nuclear Safety Design Agreement <[link removed]> at the Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility in Idaho, which is participating in DOE’s Advanced Nuclear Fuel Line Pilot Projects. The approval will help demonstrate a new authorization pathway for advanced fuel production and underscores Oklo’s role in expanding U.S. nuclear capacity and energy security.
- New York and New Jersey approved permits for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline project <[link removed]>. The project would build a 24-mile natural gas pipeline from New Jersey to New York.
<[link removed]>ClearPath believes America must lead the world in innovation over regulation…markets over mandates…providing affordable, reliable, clean energy.
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