MassDEP describes permit‑streamlining effort aiming to "reduce process without reducing protection"
May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025
Massachusetts DEP outlined an interagency permit‑streamlining project that includes regulatory tweaks, improved guidance and a technology feasibility study intended to shorten wetland and water-resource permitting while keeping environmental protections in place.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection officials described an interagency Permit Streamlining Project at the Barnstable County dredging summit, saying the effort aims to reduce permitting time without lowering environmental protection.
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