Biden’s big environmental justice move

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new rules that would
force hundreds of chemical plants across the country to reduce the
cancer-linked chemicals they emit into the air – an important part of
the Biden administration’s environmental justice agenda. But pushback
from industry and legal challenges are expected. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén
breaks down the public health and climate benefits of the rule and the
likely opposition. Plus, the Interior Department released a final rule
increasing how much money it charges companies to produce oil and gas on
federal land for the first time in decades. 

 

For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch,
our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch

And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy
newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro:
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy

 

Alex Guillén is an energy reporter for POLITICO Pro. 

Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 

Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO. 

Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.