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.
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