#permits — Public Fediverse posts

🚀 Oh look, it's #SpaceX playing the "rules are for the little people" game again! Apparently, who needs pesky #permits when you can just say "we'll deal with it by 2027" and go back to building data centers faster than anyone can say "legal compliance"? Meanwhile, the rest of us mere mortals continue to live in a world where regulations actually matter. 🤷‍♂️
https://illegal.solutions/posts/xai_pollution #Regulation #Compliance #DataCenters #LegalIssues #HackerNews #ngated

Michigan Supreme Court Overturns Line 5 Tunnel Permit, Delivering Major Victory for Tribal Nations
By Levi Rickert on July 31, 2026. Cross-post from: https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/michigan-supreme-court-overturns-line-5-tunnel-permit-delivering-major-victory-for-tribal-nations/

https://efjournal.wpenginepowered.com/2026/08/01/michigan-supreme-court-overturns-line-5-tunnel-permit-delivering-major-victory-for-tribal-nations/
#Pipelines #GreatLakes #Line5Pipeline #permits

The Register: UK guts planning red tape so datacenters can bypass the neighbors faster. “Reform of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 aims to cut a year off the approval process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) in England and Wales – a category that now includes datacenters.”

State Tech Magazine: Virginia DEQ Uses AI to Speed Environmental Permit Reviews. “The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is using artificial intelligence to streamline environmental permitting, positioning the technology to help agency staff manage a growing workload while continuing to shorten review times.”

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"The family had been looking to sell te company, which was valued for having access to #WorkPermits for the #specialised process sector. Such #permits allow for process #construction and #maintenance works at locations such as Jurong Island. Martin said: “It is not easy to obtain the permit for new companies so we thought he bought our family business for that reason.”"🧐
👉 Seeming backdoor #Loophole (through M&A etc) to obtain #regulated permits surely needs to be closed?🤔🇸🇬
#governance #SG60

According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), housing construction permits are increasing across various categories. For the period of January to Marc... https://news.osna.fm/?p=46329 | #news #housing #march #permits #quartertodate

Al fresco, in limbo: Comptroller probes NYC outdoor dining permit delays

City Comptroller Mark Levine is opening an investigation into the city’s outdoor dining permit process, seeking answers from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services as restaurants head toward…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #dot #marklevine #OutdoorDining #Permits
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2642623/al-fresco-in-limbo-comptroller-probes-nyc-outdoor-dining-permit-delays/

EPA: EPA Launches Transparent, Interactive Permitting Map. “Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching the EPA Permitting Authority Map. The interactive map—accessible via EPA’s website—identifies which regulatory agencies have the authority to issue permits covering all of EPA’s permitting programs and environmental statutes.”

Yet more evidence that America's unreasonable regulations are a national security threat. This unduly red tape does nothing to serve the national interest ... or the common good.

https://reason.com/2026/03/21/chinas-rare-earth-dominance-was-made-in-america/

#bureaucracy #China #freeTrade #geopolitics #governmentFailure #nationalInterest #nationalSecurity #overregulation #permits #rareEarth #UnitedStates

@QasimRashid

Yes, more of this.

I also wonder why cities aren't closing these places / preventing them from opening on the basis of #zoning or #permits. Warehouses, in general, are not certified for human #habitation, and zoning laws generally prohibit this sort of conversion without #rezoning.

#MTPol #NoKings #Permits

Montana halts permitting on all weekend rallies at Capitol, thwarts upcoming ‘No Kings’ event

https://apnews.com/article/montana-general-news-district-of-columbia-helena-28a9730977bea9e3e4f6ebfb18cb0415