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LEGISLATION THIS WEEK: The House is considering bills this week that would undo a number of regulations from the Biden administration – including measures that would reverse the White House’s decision restricting oil and gas leasing in Alaska and a conservation rule from the Bureau of Land Management. Here’s what’s being considered today in the
LOOKING AHEAD: A Senate Budget Committee hearing scheduled for next week raises the question of whether there might be some form of revival of the House Democratic probe in the 117th Congress into oil companies and whether they’ve evaded accountability for climate change. The details: On next Wednesday, May 1, the Senate Budget Committee is hosting
THE OUTLOOK FOR CLEAN ENERGY AND EMISSIONS IN CHINA: China will cement itself as the leader in clean energy use in the coming decades, with renewable energy expected to grow fivefold by midcentury and emissions peaking within the next two years, a new report shows. According to an analysis from risk management company Det Norske
THE POLITICS OF A PROPOSED CAP ON PLASTIC PRODUCTION: A major question looming over this week’s talks in Canada over a proposed treaty on plastic pollution is whether countries will agree to adopt a cap on plastic production. The details: Representatives from more than 176 countries will gather in Ottawa on Tuesday for the U.N.’s
AN UPDATE ON NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS: The Senate Environmental and Public Works committee, along with the House Energy and Commerce Committee, are close to finalizing a nuclear legislative package meant to overhaul the nuclear sector and support the development of advanced reactors. In a brief interview Thursday with the Washington Examiner, EPW ranking member Shelley Moore