States with key congressional races on the ballot next year are among those with booming fossil fuel industries that generate billions of dollars in economic activity each year, providing an avenue for rising energy costs and President Biden’s climate change policies to become top campaign issues.
A report released Tuesday by the American Petroleum Institute, the leading lobbyist group for the oil and natural gas sector, showed Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York — all of which have pivotal House and Senate races in 2024 — are among the top six states with the highest economic contributions from traditional energy sources.
Two other energy-rich states are also home to some of Senate Democrats’ most vulnerable members: Jon Tester in Montana and Joe Manchin III in West Virginia. The economic impact of Montana’s fossil fuel sector accounts for 12.7% of its GDP, according to the API report, while West Virginia’s is 15%. In total, API says the natural gas and oil sector, directly and indirectly, supports nearly 11 million jobs and contributes almost $1.8 trillion to the U.S. economy.
Republicans will again make energy a central focus of the campaigns, pinning the higher costs on President Biden’s environmental agenda and regulations. Through ongoing negotiations over raising the debt ceiling and slashing the federal budget, House Republicans are demanding that permitting legislation to streamline the approval of new energy projects be included in any agreement.
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