Category: Energy
House panel advances GOP gas stove bills
The legislation, H.R. 1615 (118), would bar the Consumer Product Safety Commission from using federal funds to ban gas stoves. It advanced on a 29-1 [...]
IG: Park Police used excessive force against 2 journalists
The IG’s office said it had sent its report finding the officers violated Park Police policy to National Park Service Director Chuck Sams “for any ac [...]
House fails to override Biden veto of solar tariff resolution
Blumenauer had urged his colleagues to reject the push to override the veto, arguing Biden’s two-year pause gives the U.S. solar industry time to “re [...]
GOP cooks up a new storm on gas stove rules
“Nobody’s taking my gas stove. Nobody will take your gas stove,” Granholm testified this month.
But that’s not dimming the fervor of Republicans, wh [...]
DOE won’t award $200M to battery company criticized by GOP over China links
Company officials have insisted that the Chinese government has no influence over its operations and that Republican attacks are purely for political [...]
U.S. can’t quit China in the climate fight, ex-Obama official says
Administration officials have acknowledged China’s likely continued role in the U.S. supply chain, but have touted Democrats’ climate law and other r [...]
New Mexico governor warns of debt ceiling peril for states
For now, though, Lujan Grisham said the threat of fiscal chaos in Washington is a problem for the effort to stand up a clean energy economy.
“You hav [...]
Ex-Obama official: U.S. can’t tackle climate change without China
Ex-Obama official: U.S. can’t tackle climate change without China
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Gov. Lujan Grisham: ‘I will use every tool in my toolbox’ to block nuclear waste storage in New Mexico
Lujan Grisham also signed a law this year that prohibits the issuance of state permits for the construction or operation of a disposal facility for s [...]
America wants to attract foreign direct investment, DOE loan chief says
"America wants to attract foreign direct investment," Jigar Shah, the director of the Department of Energy's loan program office, said during POLITI [...]
Granholm: ‘Urgent need’ for permitting reform
Granholm: ‘Urgent need’ for permitting reform
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Markey to Biden: Invoke 14th Amendment to save climate agenda
“Permitting is probably part of this discussion, and what [Republicans are] most likely trying to extract is a new set of permitting regulations that [...]
Markey blasts decision to host climate summit in UAE
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who sponsored the Green New Deal, told the POLITICO Energy Summit that the UAE’s deep ties to the fossil fuel raise doubts [...]
Debt fight, China shadow Biden’s climate goals: Takeaways from POLITICO’s Energy Summit
Here are the takeaways from the day:
China’s dominance of supply chains won’t be easy to end
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm acknowledged the Unit [...]
Granholm defends support for gas pipeline, citing energy security
The remarks underscore the Biden administration’s balancing act in meeting its goals of ending carbon pollution from fossil fuels while acknowledging [...]