WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has expressed concern over the Biden administration's proposed fee on energy producers and other industries for methane emissions. This fee, authorized under the Democrats' tax-and-spend bill, is in addition to costly technology mandates that the administration finalized last month. Hoeven believes that these measures will result in increased prices for consumers.In a statement, Senator Hoeven said, "The cost of energy is priced into every good and service that we use, and...
BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) has expressed his concerns over the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to implement the Methane Emissions Reduction Program. The program, included in the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act, seeks to impose a hefty fee on the production and transportation of methane emissions from oil and gas operations.In a statement, Senator Cramer criticized the Democrats and their allies for pushing through the Inflation Reduction Act, which he believes will impose burdensome regulations on domestic energy. He expressed his...