U.S. businesses across the country, including natural gas and oil groups, are urging Congress to enact “meaningful, durable permitting reform” by summer’s end. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce organized the collaboration of more than 200 state and local chambers, as well as business, policy and labor organizations. In a letter sent to Congressional leaders, the…
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Biden Taps Granholm for Energy Secretary, McCarthy for White House Climate Czar
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. reportedly has chosen former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy and former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to serve as White House climate czar under the new administration. A two-term governor, Granholm served from 2003-2011. During her tenure, she signed into law bipartisan clean…
December 16, 2020
House Republicans to Begin Repeal of Obama’s Energy Regs Next Week, Says Majority Leader
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said lawmakers will begin the process of repealing several energy regulations enacted during the Obama administration next week, including rules on methane emissions, water protections and financial disclosures.
January 25, 2017
House Majority Leader Says GOP to Begin Repeal of Obama Energy Regs Next Week
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said lawmakers will begin the process of repealing several energy regulations enacted during the Obama administration next week, including rules on methane emissions, water protections and financial disclosures.
January 25, 2017
McCarthy Expects ‘Swift Action’ on Repealing Methane Rules
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Republican lawmakers have yet to decide which regulations from the Obama administration they want to repeal first, but he disclosed that he expected “swift action” on rules governing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
January 5, 2017
Gas Processing Executive Takes Issue With Comments by EPA’s McCarthy
An executive representing natural gas processors criticized U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy for her comments at IHS CERAWeek in Houston, where she appeared to suggest that the agency isn’t a big regulator of the oil and gas industry.
February 25, 2016
Wyoming Challenges EPA Clean Power Plan
Wyoming Attorney General Peter Michael last week petitioned the Obama administration to reconsider its Clean Power Plan (CPP) final rule, calling it flawed.
December 28, 2015
EPA Chief Cites ‘Cleaner’ NatGas Generation, Says Coal ‘No Longer Marketable’
Speaking from Paris, where officials were wrapping up negotiations on an international climate pact this week, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy offered her take on the recent shift from coal to natural gas for U.S. electric generation.
December 11, 2015
McCarthy Says Obama Ignoring Merits of Fracking
As President Obama attends an international summit on climate change in Paris, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) accused the president of ignoring “America’s oil and natural gas renaissance,” and said he should do more to promote hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and natural gas development around the world.
November 30, 2015
EPA’s McCarthy Defends Natural Gas
The Obama administration, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), continues to favor a multifaceted approach to clean energy that includes natural gas, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy told a Resources for the Future (RFF) audience Thursday.
September 26, 2014
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