Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will meet with oil executives. And the Supreme Court rejected an effort to throw out a lawsuit over Roundup weedkiller. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, we’re Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk. Someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Energy CEOs to…
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Energy & Environment — Biden mulls backing gas tax holiday
President Biden says he’ll make the call soon on whether to support a federal gas tax holiday. Also, five tribes will make history to co-manage a national monument, and Virginia lawmakers shut down Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) push for a state gas tax suspension. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest…
Tribes to co-administer national monument for first time
Five Native American tribes will manage a national monument alongside the federal government for the first time under a new agreement reached between the Biden administration and the tribal nations. The tribes will work alongside the federal government to administer the Bears Ears National Monument — the size of which has been a subject of…
Inside the contentious Trump-Biden appointee fight on the chemical safety board
The Trump-appointed head of the government’s chemical safety board is making her way to the exits amid high tensions with her colleagues, who were appointed by President Biden. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, commonly known as the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), has been battling over a rule governing board operations that was…
Biden to meet with major economic powers on climate, launch new global initiatives
On Friday, President Biden is meeting virtually with world leaders on climate issues, and is expected to launch several climate initiatives in the process. The meeting, slated for Friday morning, will include 19 other countries, including China, Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and South Korea, senior officials told reporters on Thursday night. They will also…
Energy & Environment — Administration seeks meeting with oil companies
The Biden administration is working on a meeting with oil companies amid high gasoline prices, and Speaker Pelosi says a climate and social spending package is still possible. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, we’re Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk. Someone forward you this…
Biden administration proposes aircraft standard as climate ‘step,’ though it won’t cut emissions
The Biden administration is touting airline standards it is proposing to adopt as climate win even though its technical documents say that the rule isn’t expected to cut planet-warming emissions. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Wednesday that it would propose to implement airline climate standards put forward by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
Energy & Environment — Biden pushes oil CEOs on gas prices
President Biden calls for oil companies to step up production, the EPA says “forever chemicals” are more dangerous than previously thought and Democrats who want a tax on oil profits are encouraged by the White House. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond….
Energy & Environment — Explosion leaves uncertainty in global energy market
An explosion last week at a natural gas terminal is impacting the market, and President Biden prepares to visit Saudi Arabia. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, we’re Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk. Someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Explosion jolts natural…
Energy & Environment — House Dems grill PR companies on oil work
Two Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee want answers on the PR industry’s work for fossil fuel companies. Also, Congress moves closer to acting on veterans’ exposure to toxic chemicals, and a Trump appointee to the federal Chemical Safety Board resigns. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused…