A new plan to sell offshore drilling rights will be limited to three spots, all in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tag: Interior Department
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Biden Cracks Down on Drilling and Mining
In the months since President Biden approved the Willow drilling project, his administration has curtailed fossil fuel activities on millions of acres of public land and in federal waters.
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Biden to Announce Steps to Help Communities Deal With Extreme Heat
The measures include protections for workers and funds for better weather prediction, but they are unlikely to satisfy activists who have pushed the president to do more to combat climate change.
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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.
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James G. Watt, Interior Secretary Under Reagan, Dies at 85
Mr. Watt once declared that Interior Department policies over years had swung too far toward conservation under the influence of “environmental extremists.”