First appearance on Fox: A coalition of Republicans in the House and Senate will introduce legislation Thursday that would overturn President Biden’s environmental regulations targeting oil and gas drilling.
The bill targets rules the Environmental Protection Agency finalized late last year to curb methane and other air pollutants produced by the fossil fuel sector. The initiative is supported by Texas Republican Reps. Jody Arrington, August Pflueger, and Tracy Mann (R-Kan.) in the House of Representatives, and in the Senate by Rep. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Steve Daines (R-Kan.). , Montana). .
“Overly broad methane regulations are another example of President Biden weaponizing the regulatory state to appease climate change activists at the expense of the American people,” Arrington said.
“One of the only promises that President Biden followed through on was his campaign promise to phase out fossil fuels,” Pflueger said. “This methane regulation imposes unenforceable and burdensome restrictions on energy producers in regions like the Permian Basin, which I represent, and other regions across the country.”
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“Since his first day in office, Mr. Biden has launched a government-wide attack on domestic energy production, the lifeblood of our nation’s economy and the cornerstone of our national security,” Rep. Jodi Arrington (R-Texas) said in a statement. I did,” he said. (Getty Images)
Mann argued that the EPA’s regulations would ultimately “crush” oil and gas producers. increase energy prices for consumers.
Overall, the regulations, announced at the latest United Nations climate summit as part of a global crackdown on methane, will prevent an estimated 58 million tons of methane emissions between 2024 and 2038, according to the EPA. It is said that it will happen. This is equivalent to 1.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, roughly the same amount as the electricity sector will emit in 2021.
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Environmental activists have long called for tighter regulations targeting methane, which they call a “super pollutant.” Much more powerful than carbon dioxide It happens naturally. Biden administration officials said the rulemaking is one of the “most important” needed to “slow the rate of climate change.”
The regulations include strict new standards that will force the energy industry to reduce methane emissions, primarily by incorporating advanced technologies such as pollution control equipment, aerial screening, sensor networks and satellites.Phase out requirements Regular flaring of natural gasthe release of gas produced during oil drilling operations without recovery techniques.
Pictured is President Biden and EPA Administrator Michael Regan. (Getty Images)
The final regulations also introduce a so-called super emitter program that uses third parties to detect large methane emissions.
“Energy costs are rising significantly across the country, and Americans are feeling it. The current regulatory burden on the oil and gas industry will only exacerbate this trend.” Marshall said. “The Biden administration has gone too far in its war on U.S. energy and oil producers.”
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The EPA announced the final decision on the regulation in early December, but it was not officially announced until March, so it will not go into effect in early May.
Thursday’s Republican bill will be introduced as a resolution based on the following resolution: parliamentary review acta law that goes back nearly 30 years and allows Congress to undo federal regulations.
EPA did not respond to requests for comment.
