Democratic leaders made a political compromise with Senator Joe Manchin to get his support for the Inflation Reduction Act: pass the bill now and the party will vote on separate legislation that would speed federal infrastructure permits for both clean energy and fossil fuels. But that bill is dividing Democratic lawmakers, clean energy groups and green activists. POLITICO’s Josh Siegel breaks down why Democrats and their allies are so divided over permitting and the timeline the party is working with to pass that legislation.   Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.  Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy. Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.  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