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The Biden-Harris administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a federal methane tax for oil and gas drilling operations, set to take effect next year. This rule is part of the broader Inflation Reduction Act, which was passed by Democrats and saw Vice President Harris casting the decisive vote. The new regulation imposes a fee on oil […]
On Friday, September 13th, four regional transmission organizations (RTOs) filed an Amicus Brief to the D.C. Court of Appeals, contesting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal and new natural gas power plants. They requested that the Court send the rules back to the EPA for reconsideration. The four […]
The Biden administration’s attempt to set new emissions standards on electric vehicles was blocked by a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Friday. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule in March under the Clean Air Act to set new emissions standards that would require up to two-thirds of new cars sold to be electric vehicles by 2032. […]
WASHINGTON DC (9/20/24)– American Energy Alliance President, and founding member of the Save Our Cars Coalition, Thomas Pyle issued the following statement today following House passage of the resolution of disapproval on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) tailpipe emissions rule (H.J. Res. 136): “In the State of the Union earlier this year, President Biden declared that freedom was […]
WASHINGTON DC (9/19/2024) – A diverse coalition, led by the American Energy Alliance (AEA) and several members of the Save Our Cars Coalition, sent a letter today to all members of the House of Representatives in support of the resolution of disapproval on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) tailpipe emissions rule. The 32* member coalition […]
WASHINGTON DC (06/07/2024) – Today, the Biden administration has concluded the revision of fuel economy mandates for trucks and SUVs, extending them until 2031. Carmakers must reach an average of 50.4 miles per gallon across their fleet by the 2031 model year. These mandates severely limit consumer choice, stifle innovation, and increase costs for American […]
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), its emissions tailpipe rule will reduce total greenhouse gas emissions over 2027 to 2055 by 7.2 billion metric tons. Applying EPA’s climate model, the rule would reduce global temperatures in 2100 by 0.0068 degrees Celsius — an effect far too small to be detectable, which is why EPA admits it “did not…specifically quantify […]
On March 29, 2024, Good Friday, Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out its new electric truck mandate, which will require that electric semi-trucks make up an increasing share of manufacturer sales from 2027 through 2032, similar to its recent rule for passenger cars. EPA’s rule would effectively require electric models to account for 60 percent of new urban delivery trucks […]
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 […]
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 […]