{"id":1705063,"date":"2022-10-21T06:06:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T10:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1705063"},"modified":"2022-10-21T06:49:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T10:49:04","slug":"biden-admin-delays-releasing-methane-regulations-to-avoid-spiking-gas-prices-before-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-delays-releasing-methane-regulations-to-avoid-spiking-gas-prices-before-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Delays Releasing Methane Regulations to Avoid Spiking Gas Prices Before Midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-delays-releasing-methane-regulations-to-avoid-spiking-gas-prices-before-midterms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1705063&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DCNF_Daily-Caller-News-Foundation_logo-1200x351-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy aligncenter wp-image-4766933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DCNF_Daily-Caller-News-Foundation_logo-1200x351-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"250\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4766933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DCNF_Daily-Caller-News-Foundation_logo-1200x351-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"250\" height=\"73\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The White House is delaying the release of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-environmental-protection-agency\">Environmental Protection Agency<\/a>\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-epa\">EPA<\/a>) methane regulations amid rising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-gas-prices\">gas prices<\/a> right before the November midterm elections, according to E&#038;E News.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s EPA in November began the process to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/controlling-air-pollution-oil-and-natural-gas-industry\/epa-proposes-new-source-performance\">reinstate<\/a>\u00a0Obama administration rules that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/blog\/2016\/05\/12\/administration-takes-historic-action-reduce-methane-emission-oil-and-gas-sector\">force<\/a>\u00a0stricter methane emission limits on new and existing fossil fuel facilities after the president\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/04\/28\/991635101\/congress-votes-to-restore-regulations-on-climate-warming-methane-emissions\">approved<\/a>\u00a0the measure in June 2021. However, the White House\u2019s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has not yet released the EPA\u2019s methane regulations, E&#038;E News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/delayed-methane-rule-rams-into-rising-gasoline-prices\/\">reported<\/a>; at the same time, the Biden administration has been attempting to bring gas prices down ahead of the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>The EPA\u2019s methane rules will impose heavy costs on oil and gas producers, as they will be forced to retrofit their facilities to comply with regulations that will not significantly reduce methane emissions,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0317-0743_attachment_1.pdf\">according<\/a>\u00a0to The Western Energy Alliance, a trade group representing independent oil and gas organizations. Methane contributes heavily to the \u201cclimate crisis\u201d as it traps approximately 30 times more heat than carbon dioxide gas and warms the planet further,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/us-sharply-cut-methane-pollution-threatens-climate-and-public-health\">according<\/a>\u00a0to the EPA.<\/p>\n<p>OMB has been reviewing the rules, which are set to be finalized in spring 2023, since Aug. 15 and indicated that they could be released in early October or late September, the outlet reported. The White House is desperate to bring gas prices down ahead of the midterms due to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/05\/31\/white-house-biden-gas-prices-00036206\">beliefs<\/a>\u00a0that gas prices mostly directly affect voters\u2019 perception of the economy,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2022\/10\/04\/gas-prices-oil-biden-midterm\/\">according<\/a>\u00a0to The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2022\/10\/19\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-actions-to-strengthen-energy-security-and-lower-costs\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0Wednesday that he would further release oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to bring down gas prices but denied that such an action was politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not politically motivated at all,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p>The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/10\/05\/opec-cut-production-biden\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0on Oct. 5 that they would cut crude oil production by two million barrels per day, causing oil prices to tick up. Biden has been pushing oil and gas producers to ramp up production to meet demand, however, oil executives claimed that the administration\u2019s negative attitude towards the industry is dampening investment, according to a June\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasfed.org\/research\/surveys\/des\/2022\/2202.aspx#tab-comments\">survey<\/a>\u00a0conducted by the Dallas Federal Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>The EPA and the White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-jack-mcevoy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/default-user.png\" alt=\"Jack McEvoy\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jack McEvoy is a contributor to the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-the-daily-caller\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WEB_DailyCaller-logo.jpg\" alt=\"The Daily Caller News Foundation\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House is delaying the release of the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) methane regulations amid rising gas prices right before the November midterm elections, according to E&#038;E News. 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