US EditionHouse votes to overturn rule implementing methane fee
- The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman August Pfluger's resolution to reverse a methane fee imposed by the Biden Administration, which is seen as harmful, raising energy prices and affecting production in the Permian Basin.
- Speaker of the House Mike Johnson stated that this legislation rolls back the natural gas tax imposed by Democrats, aiming to reduce energy prices for Americans.
- Pfluger emphasized that the American people voted for lower energy prices, and this bill represents a step toward fulfilling that promise.
- The Congressional Budget Office found that charging for methane emissions would increase natural gas prices and reduce its production, while environmental groups warn of higher costs and pollution.
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Congress Overturns Biden-Era Rule to Tax Methane Pollution
Back in the U.S., the House and Senate voted to overturn an EPA rule that would have required oil companies to pay fees for emitting methane, a potent greenhouse gas known as a “super pollutant.” The measure came as part of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act but had not yet gone into effect. The rule was expected to bring in billions of dollars.
US Rep Balderson introduces bill to nullify Biden plan to retire American power plants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-Zanesville) led his House colleagues in introducing legislation to nullify Biden-era regulations that would send America’s most critical power plants into early retirement.
Congress Votes to Kill Biden-Era Methane Fee on Oil and Gas Producers
The Republican-controlled Congress has voted to repeal a federal fee on oil and gas producers who release high levels of methane, undoing a major piece of former President Joe Biden’s climate policy aimed at controlling the planet-warming “super pollutant.” The fee, which had not gone into effect, was expected to bring in billions of dollars. The Senate on Thursday voted along party lines 52-47 to repeal the fee, following a similar House vote o…
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