Biden Admin Issues More than 30 Drilling Permits

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Biden Admin Issues More than 30 Drilling Permits

The Biden administration has issued at least 31 new drilling permits, despite an order putting political appointees in charge of the decisions. The move signals those drilling authorizations are continuing to flow, despite President Joe Biden’s plan to pause oil and gas leasing — and a Jan. 20 order temporarily putting decisions about oil and

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New Mexico Oil Auction Raises $3 Million

The Trump administration on Thursday held an auction for oil and gas leases on more than 7,000 acres in New Mexico, its last before a U.S. election that is expected to determine the future of drilling on public lands. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) raised more than $3 million in bids on 11

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