Environmental Politics

Conceding to Manchin, Bill Exempts Most Oil Industry From Methane Fees

"The U.S. Senate climate bill’s fee on oil and gas industry methane emissions will cover less than half the sector’s releases of the powerful greenhouse gas, thanks to concessions made to win over party holdout Joe Manchin, according to a review of the legislation and interviews with lawmakers that negotiated it."

Source: Reuters, 08/10/2022

"Biden Surveys Flood Damage In Kentucky, Pledges More US Help"

"President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday witnessed the damage from deadly and devastating storms that have resulted in the worst flooding in Kentucky’s history, as they visited the state to meet with families and first responders."

Source: AP, 08/09/2022

"Explainer: On China, US and Climate, Action, Not Talk Is Key"

"The last two agreements the world made to battle climate change came only after the United States and China, by far the two biggest carbon polluters, made deals with each other. Now the successful dynamic is in jeopardy with China cutting off climate talks with the U.S. because of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan."

Source: AP, 08/08/2022

Senate 51-50 Vote Clinches Long-Delayed Health And Climate Bill

"The Senate on Sunday approved a sweeping package to combat climate change, lower health-care costs, raise taxes on some billion-dollar corporations and reduce the federal deficit, as Democrats overcame months of political infighting to deliver the centerpiece to President Biden’s long-stalled economic agenda."

Source: Washington Post, 08/08/2022

"Sinema Agrees to Climate and Tax Deal, Clearing the Way for Votes"

"Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Democrat of Arizona, announced on Thursday evening that she would support moving forward with her party’s climate, tax and health care package, clearing the way for a major piece of President Biden’s domestic agenda to move through the Senate in the coming days."

Source: NYTimes, 08/05/2022

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