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E&E News, Heather Richards, September 19, 2024 “Would Harris kill the green dream of banning drilling on public lands?”
E&E News, Heather Richards, September 11, 2024 “Return to Trump-era oil leasing would spike emissions — report”
Axios, Nick Sobczyk, September 9, 2024, “Westerman’s NEPA bill and other permitting notes”
Marketplace, American Public Media, Elizabeth Trovall and Amy Scott, March 18, 2024, “New fees and new tech may curb methane emissions”
The Hill, Rachel Frazin, March 3, 2024, “Would limiting US fossil fuel production actually help climate change?”
E&E News, Jean Chemnick, January 11, 2024, “4 things to know about EPA’s new climate damage metric”
The Hill, Rachel Frazin, December 5, 2023, “EPA lays groundwork for stronger climate rules”
Energy Evolution podcast, S&P Global, November 10, 2023, “Fighting climate change with carbon offsets and fossil fuel retirement credits”
Axios, Ben Geman, October 17, 2023 “Number of the day: $6.8 trillion per year”
E&E News, Jean Chemnick, July 17, 2023, “EPA’s carbon metric may underestimate climate damage — at least for now”
The Washington Post, Shannon Osaka, March 16, 2023, “The real debate over the Willow oil project, explained”
The Economist, February 9, 2023, “Joe Biden is not quitting fossil fuels”
The Washington Post, Maxine Joselow, February 9, 2023, “The GOP’s failed Obamacare repeal effort holds lessons for the climate law”
E&E News, Niina H. Farah and Lesley Clark, November 21, 2022, “EPA floats sharply increased social cost of carbon”
Bloomberg Law, Dean Scott, Jennifer Hijazi, and Stephen Lee, November 10, 2022, “Biden Climate Rules Move Ahead Amid Wait for Final Carbon Metric”
Time Magazine, Steven Yoder, October 20, 2022, “It’s Crucial for the U.S. to Figure Out How Much Carbon Emissions Are Costing All of Us”
E&E News, Adam Aton, October 20, 2022, “Biden’s use of oil reserves overshadows past presidents”
Reuters, Gloria Dickie and Simon Jessop, September 1, 2022, “U.S. is seriously underestimating the consequences of CO2 - study”
Associated Press, Matthew Brown and Michael Phillis, August 18, 2022, “Climate bill’s unlikely beneficiary: US oil and gas industry”
Marketplace, American Public Media, Andy Uhler and Kai Ryssdal, August 15, 2022, “Apartments are going up, but rent isn’t going down yet”
E&E News, Heather Richards, August 9, 2022, “Climate bill backs oil leasing: How much of a CO2 problem?”
EnergyIntel, Emily Meredith, August 5, 2022, “US Set to Enact Narrow GHG Fee”
Climate Home News, Joseph Lo, July 29, 2022, “US set to fine oil and gas companies for methane leaks”
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Benjamin Harris and Catherine Wolfram, July 26, 2022, “The Price Impact of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Release”
Washington Post Editorial Board, July 13, 2022, “Opinion: Biden’s offshore drilling plan won’t make or break his climate agenda”
E&E News, Jean Chemnick, May 26, 2022, “How pausing the social cost of carbon affected regulation”
Associated Press, Matthew Brown, April 22, 2022, “EXPLAINER: Can climate change be solved by pricing carbon?”
CarbonBrief, Josh Gabbatiss, April 21, 2022, “‘One quarter’ of US emissions since 2005 come from fossil fuels on public lands”
Quartz, Nate DiCamillo, April 1, 2022, “Where does the US stash its strategic oil reserves?”
Quartz, Nate DiCamillo, February 25, 2022, “How Russia’s Ukraine invasion will affect US gas prices”
E&E News, Jean Chemnick, February 10, 2022, “Here comes the social cost of carbon. Will it address EJ?”
E&E News, Benjamin Storrow, December 2, 2021, “Biden backtracked on drilling ban. What it means for CO2”
S&P Global Market Intelligence (SNL), Meghan Gordon and Brandon Evans, November 29, 2021, “US Interior leasing reforms to have minor production impact despite higher costs”
The Washington Post, Sarah Kaplan, November 27, 2021, “Oil and gas companies should pay more to drill on public lands and waters, Interior Department says”
Quartz, Nate DiCamillo, November 25, 2021 “Will an extra 50 million barrels of crude lower US gasoline prices?”
The Wall Street Journal, Katy Stech Ferek and Siobhan Hughes, November 15, 2021, “Rising Natural-Gas Prices Pose Hurdle for Methane Tax”
Bloomberg, Liam Denning, October 5, 2021, “Why Biden’s Methane Fee Isn’t a Gas Tax”
The Washington Examiner, Josh Siegel, September 9, 2021, “Methane fee could cut leaks at low cost…study”
E&E News, Jean Chemnick, September 8, 2021, “Methane rule to eclipse past regulations, including Obama’s”
E&E News, Heather Richards, August 17, 2021 “3 things are clear about Biden’s latest move on oil leasing”
E&E News, Heather Richards, August 2, 2021 “What to expect from Interior’s oil report”
Wired, Eric Niiler, July 29, 2021, “How Much Will It Cost to Prevent Deaths by Climate-Driven Heat?”
Politico, Lorraine Woellert, April 21, 2021, “What’s the cost of carbon? There’s no consensus”
E&E News, Heather Richards, April 7, 2021, “Nada Culver shakes up BLM, oil and climate policy”
E&E News, Miranda Wilson, March 24, 2021, “Carbon tax could ease Biden’s oil troubles — report”
Gizmodo Earther, Molly Taft, March 18, 2021, “The Myth of ‘Clean Coal’ Might Finally Die”
Associated Press, Mead Gruver and Matthew Brown, March 11, 2021, “As climate fight shifts to oil, Biden faces a formidable foe”
LA Times, Boiling Point, Sammy Roth, January 28, 2021, “Oil and gas companies say they support climate action. Are they serious?”
Colorado Public Radio, Sam Brasch and Miguel Otárola, January 27, 2021, “What Biden’s Pause On Oil And Gas Leases On Federal Lands Means For Colorado”
S&P Global Market Intelligence (SNL), Ellier Potter and Mark Passwaters, January 27, 2021, “Biden pauses new oil, gas leases on federal lands pending Interior review”
S&P Global Market Intelligence (SNL), Taylor Kuykendall, January 13, 2021, “Audit of US coal tax credit set to expire in 2021 underway by federal watchdog”
LA Times, Sammy Roth, December 17, 2020, Paper cited in “Boiling Point: Obama wouldn’t keep fossil fuels in the ground. But Biden says he will”
E&E News, Dylan Brown, Carlos Anchondo, September 18, 2020, “Report: Federal drilling ban not enough to meet CO2 goals”
S&P Global Market Intelligence (SNL), Bill Holland, September 17, 2020, “Carbon charge on federal leases could balance CO2 cuts, revenue needs – study”
Yale Climate Connections podcast, September 2, 2020, “A costly subsidy for ‘refined coal’ is failing to achieve air pollution goals, researcher finds”
E&E News, Dylan Brown, Dylan Brown, March 2, 2020, “Report: ‘Clean coal’ credit fails emissions, cost tests”
S&P Global Market Intelligence (SNL), Taylor Kuykendall, March 2, 2020, “Study says US refined coal tax credit boosts CO2 emissions by propping up plants”
Forbes, Ken Silverstein, January 6, 2020, “The Giving Season May Be Over — But Not For Coal And Fossil Fuels”
E&E News, Dylan Brown, December 27, 2019, “Dems demand audit of ‘clean coal’ tax credit”
S&P Global Market Intelligence (SNL), Taylor Kuykendall, December 24, 2019, “US senators call for probe into tax credit for refined coal”
Reuters, Tim McLaughlin, December 23, 2019, “U.S. senators ask for government investigation of coal tax credit program”
E&E News, Dylan Brown, June 11, 2019, “Dems attack tax credit that may not cut pollution”
S&P Global Market Intelligence (SNL), Taylor Kuykendall, June 10, 2019, “3 Senate Democrats call on IRS to review refined coal credit program”
New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, Reuters, Tim McLaughlin, June 10, 2019, “U.S. Senators Target $1 Billion a Year Coal Subsidy, Ask IRS for Test Results”
Utility Dive, Gavin Bade, August 22, 2018 “EPA’s new ACE rule is a coal lifeline ‘disguised as a GHG regulation,’ critics say”
RTO Insider, Rich Heidorn Jr., June 11, 2018, “Five Questions on Trump’s Coal, Nuke Bailout”
Forbes, Ryan Kellogg, June 7, 2018, “If Oil Prices Climb, The U.S. Is Less Able To Play The Role Of Swing Producer Than Some Think”
Forbes, Ryan Kellogg, March 5, 2018, “U.S. Shale Boom Has Led To Big Payoffs, But Energy Independence Isn’t One – Nor Should It Be”
Wall Street Journal, Grep Ip, February 21, 2018, “America’s Emerging Petro Economy Flips the Impact of Oil”
S&P Global Platts, November 10, 2017, “Interview: US oil reacts quicker to price, but remains far from swing producer”

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