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Biden halts oil and gas leases on US land, water for 60 days

Biden halts oil and gas leases on US land, water for 60 days

By /January 21, 2021 /Local News

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration announced Thursday the suspension of new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits for U.S. lands and waters for 60 days as part a broad review of programs at the Department of Interior. The move follows President Joe Biden’s campaign pledge to halt […]

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Judge Blasts US Agency’s ‘Sloppy’ Climate Work in Oil Case

Judge Blasts US Agency’s ‘Sloppy’ Climate Work in Oil Case

By /November 13, 2020 /Local News

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. federal court once again blocked new oil and gas drilling permits on Wyoming public lands in a ruling Friday that rebuked the Trump administration for its “sloppy and rushed” analysis of climate change impacts. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras said the administration’s Bureau of Land Management […]

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