Biden Announces Diesel Truck Ban On Good Friday

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 […]

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California Seeking Authority From Biden To Ban Diesel Trains

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 […]

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AEA Statement on the EPA’s Heavy Truck Rule

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 […]

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11 Questions for FERC Nominees

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 […]

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AEA Statement on Energy Week

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 […]

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Biden’s Offshore Wind Projects To Cost Double Initial Estimates

The cost to consumers of two offshore wind projects expected to support New York’s self-imposed climate goals has more than doubled from their original estimates, which were high to begin with. Developers had threatened to cancel their offshore wind projects without higher prices, citing inflation, supply chain challenges and rising costs driven by the pandemic, Bidenomics […]

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EV Hypocrites At Home And Abroad

Supposedly, the reason for switching to electric vehicles from gasoline-powered vehicles is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by using less gasoline and thus oil. However, a country that was way ahead of the United States in the transition to electric vehicles found that its oil demand did not decline from EV use despite electric vehicles making up 64 […]

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