Biden’s Fossil Fuel Leasing Pause Is Bold Climate Action
The moratorium on fossil fuel leasing is a key step in addressing the climate crisis....
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Fossils and Nukes: The Downsides to Congress’ Latest Actions
With the passage of significant energy and climate legislation as part of an end-of-year spending package, Congress cobbled together legislation with both major...
Judge Halts Action on Utah Helium Drilling
NRDC and partners today headed off an attempt by the Trump administration to rush approvals for new helium drilling operations within one of America’s newest ...
Biden’s Climate Plan Can Extract Us from Fossil Fuel Use
Over the last 20 years, the U.S. oil and gas industry has expanded production astronomically, becoming the world’s largest producer of the fuels driving...
Thousands Oppose Forest Service Oil and Gas Plans
The U.S. Forest Service is looking to make it far easier to drill for oil and gas on National Forests and Grasslands. Despite the significance of the rule chang...
Oil and Gas Leasing Is Off the Rails
At this point in the Trump administration, it is perhaps trite to say something has gone off the rails, but the leasing of rights to public land for use by oil ...