Senate Democrats have scrapped a $4,500 bonus tax credit for electric vehicles made with domestic union labor that was opposed by Sen. Joe Manchin as they seek to wrap up negotiations on a spending deal.
June 22, 2022Ari Natter
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel 
Sen. Joe Manchin. (Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
Sen. Joe Manchin Says EV Tax Credit Bonus Is Gone From Spending Bill
Sen. Joe Manchin. (Scott Applewhite/Associated Press) Government, Business, Fuel 
Emissions stacks at the Valero Energy Corp. oil refinery in Memphis, Tenn. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
White House Eyes Restarting Idle Refineries
Emissions stacks at the Valero Energy Corp. oil refinery in Memphis, Tenn. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)The Biden administration is reaching out to the oil industry to inquire about restarting shuttered refineries, as the White House scrambles to address record-high gasoline prices that are setting off political alarm bells ahead of the midterm elections.
May 26, 2022 Government, Business, Fuel 
A fuel nozzle in a vehicle at a gas station in Sacramento, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
House Panels Have Mixed Success Getting Oil Execs to Appear
A fuel nozzle in a vehicle at a gas station in Sacramento, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)Executives from major oil companies will participate in a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing next week on skyrocketing gasoline prices, but another House panel didn't have as much success getting witnesses to agree to appear.
March 29, 2022 Government, Business, Fuel 
Granholm (left) by Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg News; Manchin by Al Drago/Bloomberg News
US Unveils Battery Strategy in West Virginia to Ease Coal Loss
Granholm (left) by Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg News; Manchin by Al Drago/Bloomberg NewsEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Sen. Joe Manchin on March 18 announced a program to develop lithium batteries in the U.S. as part of a broader strategy to help Appalachia amid a transition from coal.
March 18, 2022 Government, Fuel 
A prototype of the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle scheduled to be built for the U.S. Postal Service by Oshkosh. (USPS)
Review Sought on USPS Decision to Buy Gas-Powered Trucks
A prototype of the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle scheduled to be built for the U.S. Postal Service by Oshkosh. (USPS)House Democrats are asking the U.S. Postal Service’s inspector general to investigate the agency’s decision to replace its mail-truck fleet with almost all gasoline-powered models, a move that paved the way for a contract with Wisconsin military truck maker Oshkosh Corp. worth as much as $6 billion.
March 14, 2022 Government, Business, Fuel 
A containment boom at Talbert Marsh during an oil spill in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Ariana Drehsler/Bloomberg News)
Dems Scrutinize Abandoned Offshore Oil Equipment
A containment boom at Talbert Marsh during an oil spill in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Ariana Drehsler/Bloomberg News)House Democrats began making the case Oct. 14 for stricter regulation of thousands of abandoned wells, platforms and pipelines off the U.S. coasts following one of the biggest offshore spills in California in nearly 30 years.
October 14, 2021 Government, Business, Fuel 
An oil well pump jack operated by Chevron Corp. in San Ardo, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Congress Reinstates Obama Methane Rule for Oil, Gas Wells
An oil well pump jack operated by Chevron Corp. in San Ardo, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)The House voted June 25 to rescind a Trump-era rule blocking the Environmental Protection Agency from directly limiting oil industry emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane, a move that would restore requirements imposed by the Obama administration while freeing the agency to craft new more stringent rules for the oil and gas industry.
June 25, 2021 Government, Business, Fuel 
Jennifer Granholm thanks the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee after testifying at her confirmation hearing for Energy Secretary on Jan. 27. (Jim Watson/AFP via Bloomberg News)
Granholm Says Oil Industry Must Embrace Green Transition
Jennifer Granholm thanks the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee after testifying at her confirmation hearing for Energy Secretary on Jan. 27. (Jim Watson/AFP via Bloomberg News)Jennifer Granholm used her first speech as U.S. energy secretary to warn oil and gas companies they risk being left behind unless they embrace a transition to cleaner sources of energy, while offering them an opportunity to partner with the new administration.
March 3, 2021 Government, Business, Fuel 
Workhorse to Meet With USPS Over Truck Contract
Representatives of electric-truck maker Workhorse Group Inc. are scheduled to meet with officials at the U.S. Postal Service March 3 as the company explores options for challenging the loss of a massive contract to build the next generation of postal trucks.
March 1, 2021 Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
A charging plug is connected to an electric vehicle. (Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg News)
House Democrats Will Call for 100% Clean Cars by 2035
A charging plug is connected to an electric vehicle. (Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg News)House Democrats on June 30 will issue an ambitious plan to combat climate change, a move intended to reassure their base of supporters but that’s sure to inflame opponents on the right.
June 29, 2020