WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY:
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Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, has grown to a major Category 3 storm.
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The hurricane is expected to make landfall tonight or early tomorrow morning, with meteorologists saying cities in Florida and Alabama are most at risk of flooding and high winds.
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You can find more information on where exactly Isaias is expected to hit here.
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Today’s edition of Daily on Energy takes a closer look at the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to once again delay requirements for polluters to report their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Keep reading to find out what else the agency wants to do to the program.
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During the Energy Intelligence Forum in London this week, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth pointed out that liquefied natural gas, while attractive for investors looking to diversify, faces some challenges that could add to the hurt the international market is facing with higher prices amid the war in Iran.
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“When you look at natural gas and LNG in particular, it’s not as clean as renewables and it’s not affordable as coal,” Wirth said.
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GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING REQUIREMENT DELAYED AGAIN:
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The Trump administration has once again delayed implementing a Biden administration rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, as part of its broader strategy to lift regulatory burdens on the oil and gas industry.
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This week, the Environmental Protection Agency extended the reporting deadline for the annual emissions reporting requirements until next March, roughly one full year after the emissions reports were originally due.
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The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program was first formed in 2009, and has been collecting data from polluters since 2010.
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This includes emissions data from facilities such as power plants, oil refineries, manufacturing plants, and more.
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In September of last year, the EPA proposed revising the program to remove reporting requirements for 46 out of 47 source categories.
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The only exception would be for petroleum and natural gas systems, which are required to report data under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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While it has yet to finalize its decision to dismantle the reporting program, the EPA has delayed 2025 reporting requirements now twice.
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Originally, emissions reports were due in March of this year, though the EPA punted the deadline to Oct. 30.
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Environmental and climate-focused groups quickly blasted the extension, with the Environmental Defense Fund saying it will leave “Americans in the dark.”
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“A wide variety of state and local governments, businesses and communities use information from the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program to better understand and address the pollution that causes climate change,” EDF senior attorney Edwin LaMair said.
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“Without it, we’ll all be less equipped to prevent the worsening storms, wildfires and floods that are driving up insurance costs and putting Americans everywhere at risk.”
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The delayed rule comes shortly after the EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said the agency was just days away from rolling back parts of other Biden administration standards for oil and gas operations.
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This walkback would specifically consider the Biden administration’s 2024 oil and natural gas rules, also known as OOOOb/c. The EPA plans to propose new rules regulating marginal wells, which are wells that produce 15 barrels of oil equivalent or less per day, or 90,000 cubic feet or less of natural gas each day.
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These wells account for less than 5% of the country’s oil and gas supply, though the EPA has previously said they contribute to nearly 50% of the industry’s emissions.
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The new rulemaking is also expected to revisit the overall approach to regulating associated gas from oil wells, through proposing new technical changes to flame monitoring data deviations, control device alerts, and visible emissions test conditions.
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TRUMP TURNS TO RUSSIA TO LOWER DIESEL PRICES:
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Just minutes ago, President Donald Trump said Russia will be supplying more than 1 million tons of diesel to the U.S. and global marketplace to help lower soaring prices.
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“I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter,” Trump wrote in a statement posted to Truth Social.
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The president said that, depending on the condition of Russia’s diesel refineries, Moscow will then deliver another 3,000,000 tons of diesel fuel “within a short period of time.
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“Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for AMericans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST!” Trump added.
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He said that lowering prices for farmers, ranchers and truckers is his “greatest priority.”
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Diesel prices have not fallen substantially since Trump signed an executive order this week aiming to increase the availability of red-dyed diesel.
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And earlier this morning, Trump said there is a “big announcement coming up on diesel.”
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He did not elaborate any further, but said it would be coming from Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought.
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“He’ll be even more important than Chris if he pulls this off,” Trump said, referring to Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
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“He’s working on something that’s going to be so good for our country.”
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It was not immediately clear what the U.S. would be giving Russia in exchange for the new diesel.
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But prioritizing the export of Russian energy goods could be a part of the president’s broader plan to strike a ceasefire, even if temporary, between Russia and Ukraine.
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White House officials previously confirmed to the Washington Examiner that Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, the president’s top negotiators, were orchestrating a deal to sell off assets owned by Lukoil, a Russian energy company sanctioned by the United States, as part of the president’s strategy.
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