Lawsuit Challenges Park Service Passes Featuring Trump
An environmental group is suing, saying federal law requires an image of public lands, not the president.
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An environmental group is suing, saying federal law requires an image of public lands, not the president.
The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.
The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.
The new effort, which includes opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for mining and eliminating pollution limits, aims to save an industry that has been declining for decades.
The proposal from the Bureau of Land Management would prioritize the use of public lands for oil and gas drilling, coal mining and other industrial activities.
Federal agencies have recently issued a barrage of restrictions that could halt construction of solar and wind farms on public and private lands.
Industry groups said the directive could create new delays and bottlenecks for renewable energy projects across the country.
Senate Republicans want to sell the land to build more housing in the West, but the idea is contentious even within their own party.
The administration said 15 clean energy projects were making solid progress and that it was on track to meet its goals for 2025.
The decision would allow an enormous $8 billion drilling project in the largest expanse of pristine wilderness in the United States.