Biden makes public play to reduce gas prices. Will it work?

POLITICO Energy

English - October 20, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.45 MB - ★★★★ - 120 ratings
Politics News Business News environment energy epa politico politico energy climate clean energy climate change house nuclear energy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: The fight over EV charging in Minnesota - and beyond

Next Episode: Why Democrats’ energy messaging isn’t about their climate bill

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that its continuing to
release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to bring
down gas prices before the November midterm elections. But the
administration is holding back on more dramatic and riskier actions
while also facing criticism over gas prices from Republicans. POLITICO’s
Ben Lefebvre breaks down the White House’s latest moves. Plus, the Biden
administration announced $2.8 billion in grant awards to support
domestic electric vehicle battery production.

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.

Ben Lefebvre is an energy reporter for POLITICO.

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.

Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.

Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that its continuing to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to bring down gas prices before the November midterm elections. But the administration is holding back on more dramatic and riskier actions while also facing criticism over gas prices from Republicans. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre breaks down the White House’s latest moves. Plus, the Biden administration announced $2.8 billion in grant awards to support domestic electric vehicle battery production.