WASHINGTON DC (3/7/25) – President Trump has vowed to end the Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandate, which is driven by three key regulatory actions: the EPA’s tailpipe emissions standards, the CAFE standards, and California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulation. The ACC II regulation, which was granted a waiver from Clean Air Act preemption during Biden’s lame duck period, is crucial, as it allows California to enforce stricter rules that influence other states....

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna are joined by Institute for Energy Research alumni Bob Murphy for a review of Trump's address to the joint session of Congress and a wide ranging discussion of energy issues in the news.

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• Are the tariffs working?
• Atlanta Fed “Trumpcession” - Outlier, for Now
• Not so Fast, Says SCOTUS
• EU to protect EV Industry
• Not So Sunny Days for Sunnova
• Hedge Fund Says Clean Energy is Dead for Now
• NM Tax...

On Thursday, the Government Accountability Office released a memo responding to an inquiry from several Democratic Senators regarding waivers for California under the Clean Air Act and the Congressional Review Act. This memo was inaccurately reported by some outlets as suggesting that a CRA vote on a California waiver decision would be “illegal” or that the memo “blocks” Congress from voting to disapprove of the waiver grant. 

This reporting fundamentally misstates the nature of...

The House of Representatives and the Senate voted to overturn a Biden-era rule imposing progressively higher fees on oil and natural gas companies for excess methane emissions, advancing the bill to President Trump for his signature. The House vote was 220-206 and the Senate vote was 52-47. The measure was part of Biden’s climate law, the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act . However, because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not formally set rules until late last year, Congress could...

The American Energy Alliance supports H.J. Res. 42, providing for congressional disapproval of certain Department of Energy appliance standards.

Energy efficiency standards were created 50 years ago when politicians feared we were running out of domestic energy sources and dangerously reliant on the Middle East. That world is long past and the U.S. is the world's leading natural gas, as well as leading oil, producer. Additionally, technology development has made appliances enormously...

WASHINGTON DC (3/5/25) – President Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico went into effect yesterday, with a 25% tariff on most goods and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy imports, including crude oil and electricity. Canadian and Mexican officials have both signaled plans to respond with retaliatory tariffs of their own.

Tom Pyle, President of the American Energy Alliance, issued the following statement:

“We appreciate that the President recognizes that energy is its own...

Trump wants to revive a canceled pipeline that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania’s shale gas fields to New York, indicating that it could cut energy prices in the Northeast by as much as 70%. The 124-mile Constitution Pipeline project was abandoned due to legal and regulatory challenges that made it economically unfeasible. The pipeline was proposed in 2013 at a projected cost under $700 million , but delays and legal challenges drove up the costs by nearly 40%. After the project...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna examine the disarrayed Democratic Party and cover the fallout from the latest week in Trump's golden era.

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• We have a Rare Earth deal…
• Jeff Clark: OIRA
• Venezuela
• Hochul Article
• Tesla Shares Plunge in Europe…
• Europe will never learn.
• Did EIA get the memo?
• Greenpeace Going Down?
• Succession Movements in 12 States
• Bezos: Retooling the Post
• Tweet of the Week

WASHINGTON DC (2/27/28) – Today, the U.S. House voted 221-198-2 to pass H.J.Res. 20. The resolution uses the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to express congressional disapproval of the Department of Energy's ban on certain gas-fueled water heaters. The vote will be scored for AEA’s American Energy Scorecard.

Tom Pyle, President of the American Energy Alliance, released the following statement:

“The Department of Energy's water heater rule is an outdated holdover from a...

WASHINGTON DC (2/26/25) – Today, the House passed H.J. Res. 35 with a vote of 220-206-1. The resolution uses the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to express congressional disapproval of the methane emissions tax on U.S. oil and gas producers. The vote will be scored for AEA's American Energy Scorecard.

Tom Pyle, President of the American Energy Alliance, released the following statement:

"It cannot be overstated—reliable and affordable energy is absolutely essential to the...