The state’s attorney general says the sagebrush lizard designation is an attempt to undermine the oil industry. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
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Interior Department Invests Over $12 Million in Orphaned Well Clean-Up
This funding supports environmental restoration for 4 tribal nations. The Department of the Interior has announced an investment of over $12 million, from the president’s Investing in American…
Read MoreDOI Distributes $774 Million for Abandoned Gas Wells in 21 States
The department continues the years-long cleanup process across the country. The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced $775 million to plug abandoned oil and gas wells, awarding the…
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Justice Department Charges Man for Threatening to Bomb Florida Energy Facility
FBI director reports the Jordanian attacked Orlando businesses, leaving behind anti-Israel “Warning Letters.” The Department of Justice charged an Orlando resident with four counts of threatening to use…
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Interior Department Invests $52 Million to Plug Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells
The abandoned wells are located in Colorado, Illinois, and West Virginia. The Department of the Interior announced a $52 million investment under the president’s Investing in America agenda…
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Legislation Introduced to Halt OPEC Collaboration
Eligibility for oil and gas leases would be refused to companies that have worked with OPEC. Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Representative Nanette Barragan of California introduced…
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Federal Judge Halts Alaska Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale
She rules that improper environmental assessment made sale approval illegal. District Judge Sharon Gleason ruled that the Interior Department’s approval to lease an Alaskan area for offshore drilling…
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Department of Energy Seeks to Ease Gas Prices
The Department of Energy awarded oil sales contracts ahead of the summer and distributes 42 million gallons of gasoline to keep prices from surging. Recently, the Department of…
Read MoreInterior Department Awards Funding to Close Orphaned Wells
The latest round of funding was distributed to Alaska, Arizona, New York, and Ohio. The Department of the Interior (DOI) distributed an additional $126.7 million from the Bipartisan…
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FERC Grants Conclusive Approval for Mountain Valley Pipeline
The much-litigated natural gas project is back on track after a pipeline rupture in May. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted approval for Equitrans Midstream Corp. to…
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