Center · The Hill
One issue, different bills: Energy costs shape key midterm races
Diesel prices are squeezing Midwest farmers, while homeowners in the Northeast are worried about costly heating oil.
Read at The HillEnergy Costs and Permitting Legislation Shape Key Midterm Election Discussions
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What happened
Rising energy costs, including diesel prices and heating oil, are becoming a central issue for voters in midterm races. Meanwhile, analyses of proposed permitting legislation indicate potential impacts on power plant emissions, electricity prices, and economic growth. Outlets across the political spectrum discuss how these energy and environmental factors intersect with upcoming congressional elections.
Where coverage agrees
Outlets across the spectrum agree that energy costs are a prominent concern for voters and that legislative proposals regarding energy permitting have significant implications for the economy.
How the framing differs
Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian and Vox frame energy policy through the lens of climate agendas, emission reductions, and the potential impact of a blue wave in the midterms. Center outlets such as The Hill and Bloomberg focus more broadly on how practical costs like diesel and heating oil affect voters and highlight White House and think tank studies regarding economic growth and electricity bills.
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Five reasons why the US midterms matter for the climate – and your energy bill
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One issue, different bills: Energy costs shape key midterm races
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Trump Hands Alliant Energy $5.1 Billion in Loans Ahead of Key Midterm Races in Iowa and Wisconsin
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Center Left · The Guardian
Five reasons why the US midterms matter for the climate – and your energy bill
Center · The Hill
One issue, different bills: Energy costs shape key midterm races
Center Right · Reason Magazine
Trump Hands Alliant Energy $5.1 Billion in Loans Ahead of Key Midterm Races in Iowa and Wisconsin
Center Left · Axios
Exclusive: How the permitting bill could change the energy landscape
Center · NewsNation
One issue, different bills: Energy costs shape key midterm races
Center · Bloomberg
White House Study Sees Higher Growth, Wages From Permitting Bill
Left-leaning coverage
3 publishers
The GuardianCenter Left
Five reasons why the US midterms matter for the climate – and your energy bill
Voters are feeling the pinch of Trump’s anti-climate agenda as energy costs rise, but a shakeup in Congress could shift thingsIf the polls can be believed, the US could see a blue wave in the midterms, giving Democrats a chance to take back the House and Senate, and gaining up to four governor’s seats.These wins could give Democrats new power to resist…
AxiosCenter Left
Exclusive: How the permitting bill could change the energy landscape
Data: Resources for the Future; Note: Central RFF scenario ; Chart: Ben Geman/AxiosThe Senate permitting plan would cut emissions from power plants in the near term and help keep electricity prices down, a new analysis finds.Why it matters: The study from scholars at Resources for the Future, a nonpartisan think tank, offers some of the most detailed…
VoxLeft
Democrats can pass a major climate bill — without winning the midterms
A great deal is at stake in next week’s midterm elections. The partisan makeup of the new Congress will shape future spending bills, congressional investigations, and judicial nominations, among other things. And yet, the most consequential bill of the next 12 months — and the one that speaks most directly to voters’ concerns about the…
Center coverage
3 publishers
The HillCenter
One issue, different bills: Energy costs shape key midterm races
Diesel prices are squeezing Midwest farmers, while homeowners in the Northeast are worried about costly heating oil.
NewsNationCenter
One issue, different bills: Energy costs shape key midterm races
Diesel prices are squeezing Midwest farmers, while homeowners in the Northeast are worried about costly heating oil.
BloombergCenter
White House Study Sees Higher Growth, Wages From Permitting Bill
A bipartisan bill to remake US permitting laws and expedite the development of energy projects promises to boost economic growth, shave electric bills and increase real wages nationwide, according to analysis by the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
Right-leaning coverage
1 publisher
Reason MagazineCenter Right
Trump Hands Alliant Energy $5.1 Billion in Loans Ahead of Key Midterm Races in Iowa and Wisconsin
It’s the 10th energy project financed by the Trump administration’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, which has over $289 billion in loan authority.