The Biden administration on Friday proposed new rules about when electric vehicles can be eligible for a consumer tax credit — though its disagreements with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on the issue appear to be ongoing. In order to get Manchin’s approval of the Democrats’ climate, tax and health care bill, they added stipulations that…
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Dozens of Democrats press Biden on soot pollution
Welcome to The Hill’s Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Dozens of Democrats call for stronger air pollution rules A total of 88 House and Senate Democrats on Tuesday said the Biden administration’s proposed standards for soot air pollution are not stringent enough. © Greg Nash,…
Biden would veto ‘backward’ GOP energy bill, White House says
Welcome to The Hill’s Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden would veto Republican energy bill, White House says The White House said Monday the president would veto HR1, the House GOP’s energy package, should it reach his desk, outlining Biden’s opposition to the bill. ©…
White House threatens veto for Republican energy package
The White House on Monday threatened a veto of a House Republicans’ energy package, known as H.R. 1, if it makes it to President Biden’s desk. “H.R. 1 would take us backward. Therefore, if presented to the President in its current form, he would veto it,” said a White House statement. The package, which seeks…
Biden administration seeks to mend fences over Willow Project approval
The Biden administration is trying to mend fences with progressive groups and voters furious over its decision to approve a massive oil drilling effort in Alaska known as the Willow project. The project has garnered significant opposition, not only from environmentalists, but from young voters broadly, with topics like #StopWillow trending on TikTok in the days before the administration…
House slated to take up GOP energy package next week
Welcome to The Hill’s Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story House to take up Republican energy package next week Republicans are putting forward the bill as their top legislative priority at the start of the new Congress. © iStock The Lower Energy Costs Act, also known…
Biden said he had ‘strong inclination’ not to approve Willow Project
President Biden said on Friday that he had the “strong inclination” not to approve of the Willow Project — a major oil project in Alaska — but did so out of concern for the legal ramifications. “My strong inclination was to disapprove of it across the board but the advice I got from counsel was…
House slated to take up major energy package next week
Next week, the House is expected to take up a major energy package that Republicans in the chamber are putting forward as the party’s top priority. The Lower Energy Costs Act, also known as H.R. 1, seeks to broadly speed up the approval process for energy projects and also has specific provisions aimed at bolstering…
House Republicans fail to override Biden’s ESG veto
Welcome to The Hill’s Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story House Republicans fail to override Biden’s ESG veto The GOP-led chamber on Thursday failed to override President Biden’s first veto in a new vote, falling short of the necessary two-thirds majority. © Greg Nash, The Hill…
House fails to override Biden’s first veto
The Republican-led House on Thursday failed to override President Biden’s first veto, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to revive the resolution targeting an administration rule related to ESG investing, which takes environmental and social factors into account. The chamber voted 219-200, with one Democrat voting with every Republican in favor of overriding the…