The goal is to reduce prices at the gas pump. President Joe Biden is expected to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the coming days. The U.S.…
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Interior Outlines Chaco Canyon Preservation Plan
President Biden prevents drilling within 20 miles of site. The Department of the Interior outlined its plan to protect the Chaco Canyon and surrounding landscape on Monday. Located…
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Senator Schumer Wants Relief at Gas Pumps
He is looking at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said at a press conference he was calling on President Biden to tap into the…
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Administration Considers Michigan Oil Pipeline Shutdown
Prices will skyrocket anyway, Energy Secretary says. President Biden’s administration is considering shutting down a Michigan oil pipeline as they continue to move America away from fossil fuels.…
Read MoreAdministration Responds to Gas Production Question
Oil is controlled by OPEC, Energy Secretary said. At the international climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, President Biden was asked about the rising inflation, including prices at…
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Land Management Bureau Announces Oil and Gas Leases
Agency opens public comment period on Q1 proposals based on environmental assessments. The Bureau of Land Management has opened the public comment period on the 2022 Quarter 1…
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California Oil Spill Closes Beaches, Endangers Wetlands
Underwater pipeline leak the apparent cause. Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard said an oil slick had been spotted off the Southern California coast. It established a unified command to respond. Later…
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Interior Complies with Federal Injunction on Land Leases
Department provides documentation of compliance. The Department of the Interior had paused the lease of federal lands for oil and gas extraction as a part of President Biden’s…
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Administration to Review Federal Coal Leases
Interior Department will assess harm to the environment versus value to energy. The president’s administration announced the launch of a formal climate review of the federal coal program.…
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Judge Blocks Alaska Oil Project
Rules that the environmental assessment was inadequate. In October 2020, the previous administration authorized Conoco-Phillips to extract 100,000 barrels of oil from Alaska’s Natural Petroleum Reserve daily for…
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