The Texas Railroad Commission, the state’s oil and gas regulator, is
posing a major obstacle to the Biden administration’s goal of reducing
methane emissions. At the same time, the commission’s Republican
regulators take in millions of dollars from the fossil fuel industry.
POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre breaks down how the regulatory agency’s actions
are at odds with one of President Joe Biden’s key climate policies.
Plus, the Biden administration urged a federal court to reverse its
decision that struck down a ban on gas hookups in Berkeley, California
as a violation of federal energy efficiency law. 

 

Ben Lefebvre is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.

Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO. 

 

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