President Joe Biden and a top economic aide preemptively defended a potential suspension of the federal gasoline tax, saying it wouldnt hurt road-building projects and that savings would be passed on to consumers the latest signal Biden is leaning toward urging Congress to pause the levy.
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DOE Selects Four Winners in Hydrogen Contest
The U.S. Department of Energy announced the winners of a competition aimed at graduate students and awarded cash prizes to four teams that separately developed new tools that characterized business cases for hydrogen in user-defined scenarios.
June 21, 2022California Democrats to Investigate Cause of High Gas Prices
SACRAMENTO, Calif. With California drivers paying more than $6 for a gallon of gas and state officials deadlocked for months over how to provide relief, lawmakers in the state Assembly on June 20 announced they would investigate oil companies they say are abusing a historic situation to suck profits from Californians wallets.
June 21, 2022Perspective: Repeal FET to Boost Green Buying
A question to ask the decision-makers in Washington: If the goal is to get more cleaner, greener trucks on the road, why does the federal government keep the 12% federal excise tax on the sale of a new truck?
June 21, 2022Biden Says Decision on Gas Tax Holiday May Come This Week
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. President Joe Biden said June 20 that he will decide by the end of the week whether he would support a federal gasoline tax holiday, possibly saving U.S. consumers as much as 18.4 cents a gallon.
June 20, 2022White House Weighs Fuel Export Limits as Pump Prices Surge
Top Biden administration officials are weighing limits on exports of fuel as the White House struggles to contain gasoline prices that have topped $5 per gallon.
June 16, 2022FAA Says Future Planes Will Need to Reduce Carbon Emissions
WASHINGTON The Biden administration proposed June 15 that future planes produce lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions before they can be certified by federal regulators.
June 15, 2022Biden Tells US Oil Refiners Record Profits Not Acceptable
President Joe Biden told U.S. oil refiners that unprecedented profit margins are unacceptable and called for immediate action to improve capacity as the soaring price of gasoline feeds record inflation and fears of a recession.
June 15, 2022Diesel Crisis Likely to Stay Unfixed by Oil Refining Revival
A wave of new oil refining capacity thats coming on stream wont be enough to solve a global shortage of diesel, jet fuel and similar petroleum products.
June 15, 2022Oregon Alerts Portland-Area Truckers About Diesel Retrofit Law
Oregon officials are reminding some owners of medium- and heavy-duty trucks using engines made in 1996 or older to get a diesel retrofit by Jan. 1.
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