Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has requested comments on a waiver sought by the California Air Resources Board to implement new proposed state regulations on freight rail trains that are stricter than the current national Clean Air Act standards. Under California’s proposed rule , starting in 2030, no train older than 23 years may operate in the state, despite locomotives usually lasting 40 years. The proposal also calls for increased use of zero-emissions technology to...

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WASHINGTON DC (03/29/2024) – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final version of their emission standards for heavy-duty trucks, which would impose significant reductions in CO2 emissions for heavy-duty trucks from the model year 2027 through 2032 as well as a push toward full electrification in later years.

An EPA analysis estimated the rule would result in truck makers needing to use battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for anywhere from 10 to 40...

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On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss recent movement on Capitol Hill and cover a litany of headlines from a busy week in the beltway and beyond.

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On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss recent primary contests, Biden's latest stories, and the EPA's "not-a-ban" ban on gas powered vehicles.

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• Get involved with the Save Our Cars coalition
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WASHINGTON DC (03/21/2024) – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is holding a confirmation hearing today on three new nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Given the usual glacial pace in which the Senate operates these days, it appears the Senator Joe Manchin, the Chairman of the Committee, is working with President Biden to rush these nominees through the process without much scrutiny. While we know little about two of the nominees, David Rosner and...

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WASHINGTON DC (03/20/2024) – Today, the Biden administration finalized a gas-powered vehicle ban that aims to remake the transportation sector and fundamentally upend the American way of life. The regulation mandates electric vehicle adoption by requiring 67 percent of new light-duty and 46 percent of new medium-duty vehicle sales to be EVs by 2032. It will also increase America’s reliance on China for the critical minerals – such as lithium, cobalt, and manganese – required in...

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WASHINGTON DC (03/20/2024) – As House Republicans bring a series of bills to the floor aimed at increasing domestic energy production and reducing energy costs for Americans, the Biden Administration moves another step closer this week to forcing the auto industry to shift exclusively to electric vehicles, another in the more than 200 actions the Biden Administration and congressional Democrats have taken to make energy harder to produce and more expensive to purchase in the U.S. AEA...
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Texas and California lead the nation in power outages and in wind and solar generation. Since 2019, there have been 263 power outages across Texas–more than any other state–each lasting an average of 160 minutes and impacting an estimated average of 172,000 Texans. From 2019 to 2023, California had 221 power outages, ranking second, and Washington ranked third with 118 outages , based on data from the Department of Energy. Texas has the most wind capacity in the nation and is the...
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On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the circus like proceedings of the Senate Budget Committee. Later Carolyn Phippen, a candidate in the GOP primary for Utah's senate seat,  joins the show to discuss the most pressing issues facing the Beehive State and the rest of the country. Links:

• 200 Ways President Biden and the Democrats Have Made it Harder to Produce Oil & Gas
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