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Manchin won't run for reelection in 2024 |
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is not seeking reelection. |
Manchin has been a key swing vote on a number of energy and climate related issues. He was specifically influential in shaping the Inflation Reduction Act, the Democrats' climate tax and health care bill. He negotiated with his Democratic colleagues for months, blocking the inclusion of a clean electricity mandate and adding some fossil fuel concessions but ultimately reaching a deal to spur significant renewable energy buildout. Manchin has also been a key driver in ongoing permitting reform talks and pushed for Congress to mandate the approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which runs through his home state. The senator was also a driving force behind a 2020 broad bill that touched various pieces of the energy sector and was later incorporated into a government funding deal. When he was first running for the Senate in 2010, Manchin opposed a Democratic cap-and-trade bill, which sought to curb planet-warming emissions. The bill ultimately did not get a vote in the Senate. With Manchin out of the race, the chance of his seat being filled by a Republican has significantly increased. Read more in a 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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How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: |
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Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley took aim at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's environmental policies in the second consecutive GOP primary debate Wednesday, calling the governor "a liberal when it comes to the environment." |
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Much of the U.S. power grid is at an increased risk of failure during major storms or prolonged cold snaps this winter, a top energy regulator warned Wednesday. |
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The White House on Thursday finalized its effort to change how the government makes regulatory decisions — taking actions that are expected to enable the federal government to carry out more aggressive regulations. |
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A federal court Thursday upheld the Biden administration's approval of a massive oil drilling project in Alaska, over objections from environmentalists. |
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Branch out with a different read on The Hill: |
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The Senate on Wednesday voted in favor of getting rid of the Biden administration's exemption from "Buy America" requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charger components. The vote aimed to overturn a waiver issued by the Biden administration in February that exempted steel, iron and construction materials used to make electric vehicle chargers from the "Buy America" restrictions. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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The $2 Million Coal Mine That Might Hold a $37 Billion Treasure (The Wall Street Journal)
More people not having children due to climate breakdown fears, finds research (The Guardian) This Bold Plan to Kick the World's Coal Habit Might Actually Work (Wired)
Electric vehicles are hitting a road block: Car dealers (The Washington Post)
- Utah cities abandon their decadelong plan for a nuclear power plant in Idaho (The Salt Lake Tribune)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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American troops were hit four times by Iranian-backed groups in the Middle East after a U.S. strike Wednesday on an Iranian facility in Syria. Read more |
| House Republicans pulled their annual financial services and general government funding bill Thursday amid divisions on abortion-related provisions and FBI funding. Read more |
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