Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee want outgoing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to detail the agency’s level of involvement in the White House’s newly announced crackdown on offshore oil and gas drilling. I’m looking for it.
The new Energy and Commerce Committee chairs, Republican Rep. Bob Latta (Ohio) and Rep. Brett Guthrie (Kentucky), will discuss the future of offshore oil and gas in 625 million acres of federally managed waters. It sent a letter to Granholm on Sunday ahead of the White House’s official decision to ban the activities. . The senators asked Granholm to explain whether her agency was consulted during the decision-making process and whether the Department of Energy (DOE) provided any analysis on the matter to other officials. I asked for it.
“Pursuant to the Department of Energy and the committee’s jurisdiction over national energy policy, we ask you to immediately explain whether the White House or the Department of the Interior has discussed or consulted with you or any Department of Interior officials regarding their next plans. “If cutting off access to offshore resources and closing them, what analysis has the Department provided in response?” the lawmakers wrote. (Related: U.S. energy companies are counting down the days until President Trump’s return)
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“The Department oversees U.S. energy policy and is responsible for ensuring America’s security and prosperity,” Latta and Guthrie continued. “Any decision to cut off access to critical energy resources in the United States impacts U.S. energy policy and should be reviewed by the Department of Energy…As Secretary of Energy, you have the right to review this issue. “We have a duty to advocate for an overhaul of our energy security.” The economic implications must be considered before any decision is finalized. ”
white house statement Announcement of new ban covering much of the East Coast, West Coast, parts of the Gulf of Mexico and the Bering Sea off Alaska, the policy decision solidifies President Joe Biden’s legacy on climate change and energy policy suggested that.
President-elect Donald Trump pledged Biden plans to rescind the designation on Monday, but the legislation he invoked to take the acreage off the table could make it harder for Trump to unilaterally reverse the new policy. But President Trump is likely to work with the Republican-led Congress to reverse the policy through the Congressional Review Act, which could make it easier, according to Darren Bakst, director of the Center on Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. It is said that there is.
The new crackdown on offshore oil and gas drilling marks the latest move by the lame-duck Biden administration to pursue aggressive climate change policies before President Trump takes office. Since the 2024 election, the Biden administration has pushed for large loans to green energy companies and created the state of California to push the electric vehicle (EV) transition of the U.S. auto market.
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