Tax measure aims to boost fossil fuels
by Keith Schneider, Los Angeles Times
Dec 04, 2017
3 minutes
SALT LAKE CITY - The Trump administration's campaign for "American energy dominance," which focuses on elevating the nation's fossil fuel production, received a potential big boost from Republican senators over the weekend.
The tax measure they approved proposes to open the Arctic to oil and gas development, weaken investment incentives for solar and wind production, and end a big tax credit for new electric vehicles.
Taken together, the Senate tax provisions are clearly allied with the Trump administration's goal to shift American energy development back to black fuels and reverse Obama-era
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