Tag: Drilling and Boring

Biden Administration Expected to Cancel Drilling Leases in Alaskan Wildlife Refuge

The oil and gas rights had been sold to the state’s economic development agency under the Trump administration.

Ecuador Votes on Potential Oil Drilling Ban in Amazon

Voters decide on Sunday whether the country will ban oil operations in a section of the Amazon that’s one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.

A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy

Project 2025, a conservative “battle plan” for the next Republican president, would stop attempts to cut the pollution that is heating the planet and encourage more emissions.

Biden Administration Moves to Raise the Cost of Drilling on Federal Lands

The royalty rates paid by oil, gas and coal companies for the right to drill and mine on land owned by the public have not changed since 1920.

How Biden Got From ‘No More Drilling’ to Backing a Huge Project in Alaska

High gas prices, a looming election and fears of a costly legal battle seem to have shifted the political calculus for the president.