The bizarre gas fight that has Republicans pushing for climate action

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…