"It’s officially an election year, which means politics — and the prospect of another White House showdown pitting President Joe Biden against former President Donald Trump — will influence just about everything in the energy and environmental arena between now and Election Day on Nov. 5.
(That’s 308 days from Jan. 2, but who’s counting?)
Until then, the Biden administration will continue to try to sell voters on the president’s climate and environmental work so far and make the case that the president will do much more on that front over a second term.
But in case Biden loses, the administration will also be hustling to finalize big environmental rules on the early side of this year in the hopes that they won’t meet the same fate as some Obama-era rules that were swept away when Trump entered office.
Green groups and Democrats will be making the case that Trump was a disaster on the environment and shouldn’t be allowed to step foot back in the White House, while the GOP and some industry groups will step up their attacks on Biden’s climate agenda, arguing that it hurts domestic energy production and makes the United States vulnerable to the whims of other countries."
Robin Bravender reports for E&E News January 2, 2024.
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