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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/challenges/a-look-at-infrastructure-permitting-reform-efforts-past-and-present-may-2021/</loc>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/clean-investment-at-the-community-level-november-2023/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2024-05-08T02:10:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/what-can-federal-authority-do-for-transmission-january-2024/</loc>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/u-s-coastal-country-residents-support-offshore-wind-development-as-industry-hits-key-milestones-february-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-08T02:11:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/three-key-transmission-links-get-1-3b-boost-with-federal-capacity-contracts-march-2024/</loc>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/siting-leasing-and-permitting-of-clean-energy-infrastructure-in-the-united-states-march-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-08T02:11:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/ntia-launches-permitting-and-environmental-mapping-tool-march-2024/</loc>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/epa-launches-new-website-to-improve-transparency-in-permitting-april-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-25T12:05:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/consolidation-caps-urged-to-speed-clean-energy-permitting-across-state-april-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-25T12:06:13+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/clean-energy-transmission-battle-pits-speed-against-worker-farm-protections-april-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-25T12:06:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/empowering-developers-addressing-the-permitting-bottleneck-outside-government-channels-april-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-25T12:06:48+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/us-will-accelerate-geothermal-exploration-on-federal-land-april-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-25T12:07:06+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/public-participation-public-power-a-community-guide-to-local-land-use-decision-making-in-pennsylvania-april-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-01T13:32:21+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/ceq-finalizes-substantial-revisions-to-nepa-may-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-04T17:50:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/projects/three-groups-are-suing-new-jersey-to-block-an-offshore-wind-farm-may-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-04T18:18:12+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/challenges/virginia-offshore-wind-project-hits-whale-trouble-may-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-04T18:32:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/offshore-wind-community-benefits-agreements-in-california-cba-examples-april-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-08T02:11:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/challenges/doe-issues-final-rule-on-coordination-of-federal-authorizations-for-electric-transmission-facilities-may-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-08T01:20:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/how-utilities-can-mitigate-risks-through-robust-community-benefits-plans-may-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-08T01:40:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/challenges/survey-of-utility-scale-wind-and-solar-developers-january-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-08T01:58:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/initial-list-of-high-priority-areas-for-accelerated-transmission-expansion-in-usa-may-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-09T02:33:46+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/challenges/beyond-the-public-in-controversies-a-systematic-review-on-social-opposition-and-renewable-energy-actors-august-2022/</loc>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/challenges/house-of-the-rising-sun-the-effect-of-utility-scale-solar-arrays-on-housing-prices-june-2023/</loc>
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		<loc>https://optinfra.com/blog/opportunities/some-farmers-see-solar-as-the-future-of-farming-despite-barriers-july-2024/</loc>
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