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Manchin says he'll oppose Biden's lands nominee |
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Friday he'll block President Biden's pick for assistant secretary for lands and minerals management at the Interior Department. |
© Annabelle Gordon, The Hill |
Manchin wrote in a Houston Chronicle op-ed that he will reject Laura Daniel-Davis's nomination, citing an internal memo from the Interior Department in which she signs off on plans not to lower federal oil and gas extraction fees due to climate change concerns.
The West Virginia Democrat had previously not explicitly stated he would vote against the nomination, but last week said he "will not support anyone who agrees with this type of misguided reasoning." Read more at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, we're Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. |
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President Biden has yet to visit East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a train derailment more than one month ago that has resulted in severe health and environmental concerns for the area. Biden has come under heavy pressure from Republicans and voices in conservative media to visit the area but has not committed to going. |
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An award-winning Ukrainian climate activist was barred from a major energy conference the day before it began — after flying to Houston to attend. |
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Monkeys in modern-day Thai forests create stone artifacts uncannily similar to those crafted by early humans — challenging the established narrative of human cultural evolution. A new study published on Friday in Science Advances suggests the possibility that a critical hallmark of human tool use happened by accident — potentially blurring the line between tool use by early humans and our primate relatives. |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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As Americans prepare to move their clocks forward by an hour on Sunday, lawmakers are continuing their bipartisan push to make daylight saving time (DST) permanent. The Sunshine Protection Act, which slipped through the Senate last year but never received a vote in the House, would establish later sunrises and sunsets all year long. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold hearings to examine implementing the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) called for gender-neutral bathrooms in schools on Thursday, in response to a town hall question from a transgender Virginia teenager. Read more |
| Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is announcing that she'll soon be "a 36-year-old grandmother," while praising "rural conservative communities" that "value life." Read more |
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