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Approval of 30-year oil project comes with fraught politics for Haaland, Biden |
The administration's approval of the Willow Project puts Interior Secretary Deb Haaland into the position of defending the approval of a project she once opposed. |
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Haaland, after the approval was announced earlier this week, released a video calling it "difficult and complex" but saying it was inherited from prior administrations. The video came after the White House said the Interior Department would make an "independent decision" on whether to approve it. Yet Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said that his advocacy in support of the project was with President Biden, not Haaland. "Deb Haaland was not in the loop on this at all," he told reporters this week. However, an Interior Department spokesperson said that Haaland was "actively involved in Willow discussions from the beginning." Meanwhile, the administration's press release on the topic focused on moves that were made to shrink the project, such as allowing it to move forward with three drill sites instead of the five originally requested by ConocoPhillips. The decision was also politically difficult for Biden, who wants to be seen as doing everything he can to keep fuel prices low, but alienated allies in the environmental movement. Read the full report 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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Before spring break season is over, beaches across the Gulf Coast will begin to stink. |
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| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan took aim Friday morning at states that have sought to block hazardous waste from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, calling such efforts potentially illegal. |
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — More assistance is on the way for low-income Americans who need help with their heating and cooling bills. "It allows our families to have a bit of breathing room," Office of Community Service Director Lanikque Howard said. Howard says more than $500 million are being made available to cover the low-income home energy assistance program known as LIHEAP. |
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March 20 marks the official start of spring, when flowers start to blossom and pollen starts to wreak havoc on people's allergies. And while allergies can be treated anywhere in the U.S., there are some cities that are worse for the allergy-prone than others. |
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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: |
- Monday: The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on whether the U.S. and state governments are obligated to meet the Navajo Nation's water needs.
- Tuesday: President Biden is slated to speak at a "Conservation in Action" summit at the Interior Department.
- Wednesday: EPA Administrator Michael Regan is scheduled to testify before the Senate in a hearing on the agency's budget.
- Thursday: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is slated testify before the Senate in a hearing on his department's budget. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is also slated to testify before the House on her department's budget.
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned whether a local reporter was sober during a recent interview, following a tense exchange over the journalist's comments about Twitter CEO Elon Musk, according to video obtained by Fox News Digital. Read more |
| A new analysis of genetic information conducted by an international group of researchers has found evidence to suggest that COVID-19 originated from infected animals sold at a market in Wuhan, China. Read more |
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