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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, […]
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 […]
The American Energy Alliance supports S.J. Res. 12, providing for congressional disapproval of the EPA methane fee. The EPA methane fee is nothing more than an unnecessary tax on energy. Energy producers already have a strong economic incentive to minimize methane leakage throughout their processes because natural gas is marketable product. Piling an EPA tax on […]
The American Energy Alliance supports H.J. Res. 35, providing for congressional disapproval of the EPA methane fee and H.J. Res. 20, providing for congressional disapproval of the Department of Energy rules on gas fired tankless water heaters. Both these rulemakings were part of the previous administration’s efforts to increases energy costs and limit consumer choice in […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON DC (11/12/24) – The Biden-Harris administration is poised to finalize a new methane emissions tax for U.S. oil and gas producers today. The tax, mandated by President Joe Biden’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, was originally outlined but left to the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize. The finalized rule will impose a penalty of $900 […]
One of the ways Democrats intend to pay for their reconciliation infrastructure bill is through the Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021, a proposed tax on methane emissions from natural gas and petroleum production. The tax would start at $1,800 per ton of emissions in 2023 with the potential direct cost of the tax to […]
Tom and Mike discuss Biden’s address to Congress. Links: • Epicurious is cutting out beef • Length of Presidents first address to #JointSession of Congress • Goldman Sachs forecasts the biggest jump in oil demand ever • Brent crude climbing above $68.3 a barrel • Senate votes to nix Trump rule limiting methane regulation • […]
EPA’s Improvement of New Source Performance Standards for America’s natural gas and oil industry added to the growing list of presidential accomplishments. WASHINGTON DC (August 13, 2020) – Today, Thomas Pyle, President of the American Energy Alliance, issued the following statement in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) two finalized rules updating air regulations for […]
WASHINGTON DC (August 29, 2019) – Today, Thomas Pyle, President of the American Energy Alliance, issued the following statement in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed update to air regulations for the domestic oil and gas industry: “This proposal is a smart move and directly in line with President Trump’s approach to America’s […]