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House votes to block Biden proposal on gas, electric stoves |
The House on Wednesday voted 249-181 to block an Energy Department proposal tightening efficiency standards for gas and electric cooking appliances.
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Wednesday's vote is part of a broader campaign by congressional Republicans against increased regulation of gas stoves. "Consumers don't want the government taking away the features on gas stoves that they like and use," Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), who sponsored the bill, said in a floor speech. Democrats, meanwhile, cast the bill as misleading and a solution in search of a problem. "Let's set the record straight with a little reality: the Biden administration is not — and I repeat — not — banning gas stoves," Rep. Frank Pallone (N.J.), the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, said in a floor speech Wednesday. The measure is unlikely to be introduced in the Democratic Senate. The White House has stopped short of a veto threat but expressed opposition to the measure. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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Sen. John Barrasso (Wyo.), the top Republican on the Senate Energy Committee, called on the Energy Department's Office of Inspector General to investigate Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm after she conceded to wrongly telling the committee she does not own individual stocks. |
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| President Biden on Wednesday vetoed a congressional effort to overturn his administration's rule governing pollution from heavy-duty vehicles including trucks and buses. |
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Natural resource officials advise people not to transport firewood long distances, such as across county lines. That's because firewood can harbor invasive species like wood-boring beetles, tiny insect eggs and microscopic fungi spores.
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Branch out with a different read: |
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BERLIN (AP) — An array of climate measures being introduced by Germany's government will bring the country closer but not all the way toward meeting its national goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, officials said Wednesday. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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'Super emitter': U.S. in talks to reduce methane bursts in Turkmenistan (E&E News)
'I'm a prisoner in my own home,' asthma sufferer, 15, tells landmark US climate trial (The Guardian) His Home Sits Alongside America's First Superfund Site. No One Told Him. (The New York Times)
As the West's dam removal movement presses on, could the Lower Snake be next? (The Seattle Times)
- Lula's environmental agenda under threat in Brazil's Congress (Axios)
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- On Thursday, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing to examine the impacts of plastic production and disposal on environmental justice communities.
- The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on a bill to block a Biden administration proposal to offer up conservation leases, where the governors of South Dakota and Wyoming are slated to testify.
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Fox News sent out a statement acknowledging a chyron that ran late Tuesday during former President Trump’s post-indictment remarks that called President Biden “wannabe dictator.” Read more |
| The House on Wednesday effectively killed a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), voting for a Democratic-led motion to table the measure. Read more |
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