Republicans in Congress are pushing for changes in how the nation’s big infrastructure projects are permitted – mostly by easing rules under the National Environmental Policy Act. But energy experts say the proposed changes won’t dramatically speed up the approvals. Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy.  Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.  Afra Abdullah is a associate producer for POLITICO audio.  Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices