Republican lawmakers want to change environmental laws, such as the Endangered Species Act.
, are hoping to win voters over on Nov. 8 by promising to command an energy policy turnabout in Washington if voters award the party control of the chamber.scored a major legislative victory in August with the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act, including provisions to make alternative energy sources cheaper and more abundant and to help displace demand for fossil fuels.
Rep. Buddy Carter , a member of the Conservative Climate Caucus, said the United States needs an"all-of-the-above" energy strategy. That's a common refrain Republicans use to mean a strategy that values all kinds of resources, from wind to nuclear and natural gas. The Biden administration, in response to the war in Ukraine and the associated disruption to global energy markets, has somewhat tempered its approach to oil and gas production compared to the president's early days in office. It has promised to help facilitate more U.S. liquefied natural gas shipments to allies in Europe and approved additional exports while also urging domestic producers to increase oil production to bring down fuel prices.
Oil and gas sector players, meanwhile, have insisted their conservative spending approach to additional production is driven, in large part, due to market"signals" sent by policymakers in Washington, who want to oversee a phaseout of oil and gas sooner rather than later."We do play a role.
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