Today, the UN completed the offloading of over one million barrels of crude oil from the FSO Safer, an ageing supertanker moored off the Yemeni coast in the Red Sea – averting an oil spill that would have caused major environmental, economic, and humanitarian damage. Last year the United States – spearheaded by U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen…
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Hosts White House Methane Summit to Tackle Dangerous Climate Pollution, while Creating Good-Paying Jobs and Protecting Community Health
New Cabinet-level White House Methane Task Force will strengthen interagency and multi-stakeholder action to dramatically reduce methane emissions. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration will convene the first ever White House Methane Summit around the urgent need to dramatically reduce methane emissions, especially from leaks in the oil and gas sector, as a way to protect public…
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Praise Biden-Harris Administration Pause on Pending Decisions of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a temporary pause on pending decisions for exports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). During this period, the Department of Energy will evaluate the impacts of LNG exports on energy costs, America’s energy security, and climate change – the existential threat of our time. Since day one, President Biden has…
Remarks by President Biden on Recent Reports of Major Oil Companies Making Record-Setting Profits
Roosevelt Room 4:34 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: You’re not out in the rain with the Halloweeners. Q Yeah. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I got to go out, so you got to come with me. (Laughs.) Q We’ll be there. THE PRESIDENT: Well, good afternoon. This is a very short statement but a consequential one, in my…
Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the United States Arctic Coast of the Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Gas Leasing
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SUBJECT: Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the United States Arctic Coast of the Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Gas Leasing Consistent with principles of responsible public stewardship, and (1) with due consideration of the irreplaceable marine and coastal environments — including for marine mammals, other wildlife, wildlife habitat, scientific…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Temporary Pause on Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
President Biden has been clear that climate change is the existential threat of our time – and we must act with the urgency it demands to protect the future for generations to come. That’s why, since Day One, President Biden has led and delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda in history, which is lowering…
FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Cuts Wasteful Spending on Big Pharma, Big Oil, and Other Special Interests, Cracks Down on Systemic Fraud, and Makes Programs More Cost Effective
The President’s FY 2025 Budget lays out President Biden’s plan to lower costs for families, invest in America and the American people, uphold the President’s commitment to protecting and strengthening Medicare and Social Security, and reduce the deficit. Alongside major reforms to the individual and corporate tax codes to ensure that the wealthy and big…
FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Cuts Wasteful Spending on Big Pharma, Big Oil, and Other Special Interests, Cracks Down on Systemic Fraud, and Makes Programs More Cost Effective
The President’s FY 2025 Budget lays out President Biden’s plan to lower costs for families, invest in America and the American people, uphold the President’s commitment to protecting and strengthening Medicare and Social Security, and reduce the deficit. Alongside major reforms to the individual and corporate tax codes to ensure that the wealthy and big…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on Venezuela
Via Teleconference MODERATOR: Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today for an NSC backgrounder call on the situation in Venezuela and U.S. actions that we’ll be taking. At this time, participants, please note that we have — just for your awareness, not for reporting — on the line, we have [senior…
Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception | San Francisco, CA
Private ResidenceSan Francisco, California (February 21, 2024) 3:56 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Well, John and Ann and the boss here — (laughter) — she’s got the questions. I don’t know what she’s going to ask me. First of all, thank you for doing this. You know, the truth of the matter is I wouldn’t be…
