One provision not included in the NDAA is West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s “permitting reform,” which was shot down for the third time this year in a victory for climate activists and the planet. The amendment, which would help fast-track fossil fuel and mining projects, failed to garner the 60 votes needed despite President Biden coming out in support of the measure. The climate action group 350.org blasted Biden’s backing of Manchin’s “Dirty Deal,” writing, “We need to phase out fossil fuel projects swiftly and completely. That’s the only way to move forward a just transition to an equitable, renewable energy future.”