Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are worried the Biden administration is “rushing” to finalize its study on liquefied natural gas exports to hamper President-elect Donald Trump’s energy agenda.
A Friday letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), instead pushes the Department of Energy to halt its effort to update the economic and climate impacts of LNG exports.
“The results of the 2024 presidential election are clear, and DOE leadership will soon change,” the Republicans said in the letter. “As a traditional part of the peaceful transfer of power, DOE should immediately stop work on any plans to expand the scope of review or add new conditions to LNG export licenses.”
A release accompanying the letter demands DOE to “stop rushing to prematurely release its anti-liquefied natural gas (LNG) study.”
