The bizarre gas fight that has Republicans pushing for climate action

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The clashing messages are an example of the novel controversies being created by the United States’ emergence as an energy superpower — a role that has enhanced its leverage in conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine war but also set up a collision between soaring U.S. oil and gas production and the president’s pledges to slash climate pollution. The arguments cherry-pick from claims that each side has made before, though their core positions remain unchanged: Republicans favor increased U.S. fossil fuel production, while Democrats’ climate policies are aimed at moving the country away from gas and oil. Biden’s action in late...