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Moonbattery notes that the EPA might shut down the Permian Basin. Why does that matter?
Despite the big win in the Supreme Court against the green tyranny Democrats inflict undemocratically through the EPA, the Biden Regime’s war on domestic energy production continues to escalate:
[T]he Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it may soon issue a ruling declaring that vast parts of the Permian Basin are in “non-attainment” status under the agency’s ozone regulations. If such a declaration is made, it will constitute a direct governmental assault on what is by far America’s most active and productive oil-producing region and its second most-productive natural gas area. The Permian currently accounts for fully 43% of total U.S. daily oil production and is home to almost 40% of the nation’s active drilling rigs according to the Enverus daily rig count.
But… but… the Supreme Court said Democrats had to stop using the EPA as a wrecking ball to destroy the energy industry, and had to instead pass laws through Congress, which would force them to face the wrath of voters. Or maybe not:
Thursday’s decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in the West Virginia v. EPA case is not expected to impact the agency’s ability to set standards on ozone levels and enforce them. If anything, it seems likely the agency, at least under a Biden presidency, will seek to become more aggressive in this realm as a backdoor means of continuing to force coal-fired power plants out of business and, as in this case, hamper the domestic oil and gas industry.
Placing the Permian Basin in non-attainment status would force a significant reduction in the region’s rig count, severely limiting the domestic industry’s efforts to increase U.S. oil production at a time when the global oil market is already severely under-supplied.
Again, America LAST! Americans LAST! American energy? DEAD LAST!
Do not believe me yet? Ask Dutch Farmers!
