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Trump administration continues to issue permits and leases for oil, natural gas and coal operations during the shutdown, but stops the same for renewable energy

Trump administration continues to issue permits and leases for oil, natural gas and coal operations during the shutdown, but stops the same for renewable energy

by Lexi Newsom | Oct 2, 2025 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior (DOI) will continue issuing permits and land leases for oil, natural gas and coal production while halting the same and construction on renewable energy projects during the government shutdown. When asked about that...
Members of congress call for expansion of American energy, but disagree on how to do it

Members of congress call for expansion of American energy, but disagree on how to do it

by Davis Giangiulio | Jan 31, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress grappled with the intersection between energy and national and economic security on Tuesday along with the environmental impacts of energy expansion. In the first House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing of the 118th Congress,...

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