US EditionHouse votes to overturn rule implementing methane fee
- Congress voted to repeal a federal fee on methane emissions from oil and gas producers, reversing a significant part of former President Joe Biden's climate policy aimed at reducing greenhouse gases.
- The Senate passed the repeal by a vote of 52-47 along party lines, following a similar vote in the House.
- The fee aimed to reduce methane emissions by 1.2 million metric tons by 2035, equivalent to removing 8 million cars from roads for a year.
- Opponents like Tyson Slocum criticized the repeal as a blatant handout to the worst actors in the fossil fuel industry, highlighting the urgency of climate action.
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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
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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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