Today, the U.S. Senators on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to consider President Biden’s nominations to fill current and future vacancies for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The FERC nominees are Democrats Judy Chang and David Rosner, and Republican Lindsay See. By statute, only three of the five commissioners can be from the same political party. FERC is an independent federal agency that makes key decisions about our nation’s energy future, including the interstate transmission of methane gas and electricity.
Reps. Miller, Foushee bill aims to strengthen competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing
Concerns Raised About Recent Litigation Launched by Exxon Against Shareholders
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing to consider multiple bills that would weaken conservation protections and make it easier for Big Business to drill and mine on public lands. The bills are the latest assault by Congressional Republicans on public lands and waters. One bill from Rep.
CHIPS Communities United Calls for Community Benefits Agreement to Protect Workers and Community
Washington, DC — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized federal standards to strengthen the nation’s emissions requirements for light-duty vehicles that will encourage the production of cleaner passenger cars and light- and medium-duty trucks.
Oil and gas industry executives kicked off CERAWeek by dismissing the urgent need to meet globally agreed upon climate goals and calling for an increase in fossil fuel extraction and exports against scientific evidence, according to reporting from Politico. The industry message emerging from CERAWeek overlaps with House Republicans’ dirty “energy week.”
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) finalized a rule to update a two-decade-old calculation that determines the equivalent fuel economy of electric vehicles (EVs), phasing in important adjustments to the calculation.
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Indigenous and Environmental Advocates Rally with Michigan Attorney General
Dana Nessel Ahead of Oral Arguments on Dangerous Line 5 Pipeline
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Last Updated Two Decades Ago