Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and OpenAI partner to accelerate federal permitting

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OpenAI and PNNL release DraftNEPABench benchmark showing AI coding agents could reduce federal NEPA drafting time by 15%.

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OpenAI and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory introduce DraftNEPABench, a new benchmark evaluating how AI coding agents can accelerate federal permitting—showing potential to reduce NEPA drafting time by up to 15% and modernize infrastructure reviews.