The Texas Alliance of Power Producers and the Unbiased Petroleum Affiliation of America (IPAA) have each launched statements applauding vitality leaders within the U.S. Home and Senate in eliminating a expensive and dangerous EPA rule put into place late final yr.
A day after the U.S. Home of Representatives did so, the U.S. Senate yesterday handed H.J. Res. 35, the Congressional Evaluate Act measure, “disapproving” the Biden EPA’s methane tax rule adopted in November 2024. Texas Rep. August Pfluger (R-Midland) and Sen. John Hoeven of (R-North Dakota) authored and launched the decision, which now goes to President Trump for signature.
Each the Alliance and the IPAA firmly against the methane price, stating it will jeopardize unbiased oil and fuel corporations, elevate prices to shoppers and cut back U.S. home oil and fuel manufacturing, whereas additionally growing American reliance on international vitality sources.
“We recognize Rep. Pfluger and Sen. Hoeven for main the struggle to overturn this rule, which was put in place for the aim of imposing the tax on Texas and American petroleum vitality,” mentioned Alliance President Karr Ingham. “The methane tax clearly singled out the U.S. home oil and fuel trade for punishment – and Texas as the biggest producing state – as different massive methane emitting sectors had been left untouched.”
“There’s nonetheless work to be completed, nevertheless,” mentioned Ingham. “The statute that created the tax within the first place should be repealed, and we strongly help the efforts of Congressman Pfluger and Senator Ted Cruz, who’ve launched laws to do exactly that.”
“The Unbiased Petroleum Affiliation of America (IPAA) applauds Sen. John Hoeven for his management in overturning the EPA’s Waste Emissions Cost (Methane Tax) rules,” added IPAA President and CEO Jeff Eshelman. “IPAA has all the time opposed the methane tax and imagine it’s merely a tax designed to hamper American oil and fuel manufacturing. With the passage of H.J.Res.35 in each the Home and Senate, IPAA urges fast motion by President Trump to signal this decision and can work together with his Administration to remove this pointless tax on American oil and pure fuel producers as quickly as attainable.”
Different Texans co-sponsoring the decision within the Home embody Reps. Jodey Arrington (R-Lubbock), Dan Crenshaw (R-Houston), and Randy Weber (R-Friendswood).
