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Federal Court Rejects Austin’s Efforts to Rescind Pipeline Permits
Federal district judge Robert Pitman, who serves on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, dismissed a lawsuit filed by the City of Austin and other parties seeking to rescind permits issued to, and thus stop the operation of, Kinder Morgan Inc.’s $2.15 billion, 430-mile Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP).
Biden Administration’s Tax Plan Targets Fossil Fuel Producers for Tax Increases
President Joe Biden’s new tax proposal contains provisions that would end common business tax credits for fossil fuel companies, which the Biden administration refers to as subsidies. The tax proposal would also provide additional extended federal support for select renewable energy technologies.
The Long-Run Economic Effects of Raising the Corporate Tax Rate to 28 Percent
By Parker Sheppard
In March, the White House announced the American Jobs Plan—a proposal to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure and other projects—paid for by...
States Sue to Block “Social Cost” of Carbon
Twelve states have asked a Federal Court to keep federal agencies from using the so-called Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases to calculate the benefits of emission reduction regulations.
Why the Push Is on to Make Pandemic Life ‘Permanent’
By Tom Mullen
One year after Americans were ordered to close down society for “two weeks to flatten the curve,” Bloomberg columnist Andreas Kluth warned, “We Must Start...
New Mexico Requests an Exemption from Biden Oil and Gas Leasing Ban
New Mexico’s Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has requested the U.S. Department of the Interior grant her state a waiver frpm a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands President Joe Biden enacted shortly after taking office.
Establishing Carbon-Dioxide Tax Is a Bad Idea for New York
Legislation being considered in the New York State Legislature would establish a carbon-dioxide tax and create a “carbon dioxide emissions fund” in the Empire State. The tax would result in higher energy prices for no environmental benefit.
A Carbon-Dioxide Tax Is Still a Bad Deal for Massachusetts Residents
Legislation in the Massachusetts Senate would implement a carbon-dioxide tax beginning in 2023 beginning at “not less than” $15 per ton in the first year, and rise by $5 per ton annually until reaching a $60 per ton cap.
Plan to Block International Hydropower Project Inching Toward Ballot in Maine
A proposal that seeks to block a 145-mile hydropower transmission line that would cut through Maine's pristine forests is inching toward the November ballot.
One California County Bucks State Trend, Kern County to Resume Gas and Oil Permitting...
Kern County, California's five-member Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted an ordinance which would permit new oil and gas wells beginning in April.