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Trump hammers Biden on EVs, appealing to Michigan autoworkers |
Former President Trump has stepped up his attacks on electric vehicles (EVs) and the Biden administration's promotion of them, a pivotal issue in the vital swing state of Michigan. |
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Trump has explicitly pitched his anti-EV rhetoric to workers in the auto industry, a major employer in Michigan. In a post on Truth Social last week, the Republican frontrunner claimed that "the Great State of Michigan will not have an auto industry anymore" under Biden's policies. "Mexico & Canada LOVE Biden's idiotic policy. SAVE MICHIGAN and the other Auto States. SAVE THE AMERICAN CONSUMER!!!" he wrote in a second post. Trump won Michigan in 2016, the first Republican presidential candidate to do so in 28 years, but Biden carried the state in 2020 by a larger margin than Trump's in the previous election. The United Auto Workers union has yet to make a 2024 endorsement and has called on the Biden administration to strengthen employment protections for autoworkers amid the transition to EVs. Biden has sought to bolster the national shift toward electric vehicles as part of his broader efforts to combat air pollution and climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule under which two-thirds of new car sales may be electric by 2032. This draft rule would not require a shift to electric vehicles but would limit pollution coming from an automaker's fleet, and car manufacturers may choose to make their vehicles electric in order to comply. 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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How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: |
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Inflation jumped in August thanks largely to a sharp increase in gasoline prices, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department. |
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is planning a trip to China to meet with officials in an effort to boost climate cooperation. |
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The Biden administration says it is making the largest investment in 30 years in recycling. |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday pitched House Republicans on a "minibus" of government funding bills as a way to move forward on appropriations as tensions in the conference threaten a government shutdown. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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White House Chief of Staff's Wealth and Connections Collide With Biden's Clean Energy Strategy (The Intercept) Energy playing major role in Biden impeachment inquiry (E&E News)
BP CEO Looney resigns over personal relationships with colleagues (Reuters)
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing titled "The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review."
- The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on "overreach" at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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New video surfaced Wednesday showing Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) being escorted out of a performance of the musical "Beetlejuice" on Sunday night. Read more |
| Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) didn't respond to warnings from Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) about the Jan. 6 insurrection in the days before the riot, according to a new biography on the Utah Republican. Read more |
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