Daily on Energy: Easing Clean Air Act rules, Trump takes on refrigerator regulations, and the 2026 hurricane season
President Trump announced plans to roll back certain Biden administration regulations on refrigerators to help lower grocery prices. Concurrently, Republican lawmakers introduced legislation aimed at easing Clean Air Act rules for small oil and gas producers. This legislation seeks to exempt marginal wells from specific EPA performance standards, despite environmental concerns regarding greenhouse gas emissions.
- ▪A bicameral bill was introduced to ease air pollution regulations for small oil and gas companies.
- ▪The proposed legislation would exempt small producers from certain EPA performance standards under the Clean Air Act.
- ▪President Trump aims to roll back refrigerator regulations to save consumers and businesses $2.4 billion annually.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Thursday, readers! There will be no edition of Daily on Energy tomorrow or Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. 🇺🇲🛥️🍻Don’t miss us too much, we’ll be back in the swing of things next Tuesday. Enjoy the holiday! But, before we let you go for the long weekend, we have a scoop on new legislation introduced targeting air pollution rules for small oil and gas producers. 📃🛢️The bicameral bill, first obtained by Callie, tackles the Clean Air Act. Keep reading for everything you need to know.
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