Where is Washington? | Fortune

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The energy policy coming out of the nation’s capitol these days is almost entirely being driven by the President through regulatory action. The EPA and other agencies are taking the lead on vehicle mileage standards, emissions from coal plants and methane gas leaks. Will the Republican-led Congress take the reins and legislate for change for the energy and utility sectors, or will they try to defang Obama’s regulatory campaign? Will the renewables energy tax credit get extended? Will we see some sort of carbon or gasoline tax or will most of the new regulatory innovation be left to the states?

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