Federal Investigation Reveals Massive Taxpayer Giveaway to Oil and Gas Drillers
Interior Department Abandons Reforms that Would Have Addressed this Giveaway Oil and gas wells in Colorado. The impacts from drilling are undeniable, the least...
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House Republicans' Reckless Energy Bills Would Tear up Federal Lands and Shut Down Public Engagement
Now that House Republicans have moved beyond closing national parks, stalling environmental safeguards and canceling research in places like Antarctica with...
The Interior Department's Remarkable Decision to Not Allow the Drilling of Utah Wilderness
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in an example of how the land management system should work, made an announcement today to cancel a proposal that would...
Three Needed Steps in Meeting the President's Climate Goal to Double Renewables on the Nation's Public Lands
This administration should be applauded for its commitment in ensuring that our nation is a global clean energy leader – High on the list of to do items in the...
A Rebalancing Act - No Better Time for the President to Protect Public Lands
Whether right or wrong, it is hard to shake the perception that Congress exists as a repository for where good ideas go to die. And at least in the context of...
NRDC Challenges Interior Decision to Drill in Utah Wilderness
As we have written about in prior posts , NRDC has been focused on opposing a drilling plan approved by the Interior Department that would allow oil and gas...