The Beltway cries out for another 24-year-old with Opinions, and I’m absolutely determined to meet that need.
Who Am I?
I’m Thomas Hochman, the Director of Infrastructure at the Foundation for American Innovation. I spend most of my time thinking about permitting reform and energy policy.
What You’ll Find Here
Over the last couple of years I’ve pulled together quite a bit of research that has never been posted or published. This research is typically too niche for an op-ed, not fleshed out enough for an essay, and too long or link-ridden for Twitter. Examples include my core permitting reading recommendations, a list of relevant NEPA stats, and a catalog of every executive branch NEPA/ESA/CAA/CWA exemption authority. I will publish some of these here.
I have a few policy ideas that I’d love to launch here, with the hopes of a) getting direct reader feedback and b) generating some useful discussion. I also plan to put together a list of topics that I don’t have the time to write about but should absolutely get attention (How do we reform the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act? What happened to ProjectXL? What’s the ideal level of centralization for permitting?).
For a sense of what else I’ve been up to lately, check out my author page, as well as the State Permitting Scorecard.
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