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Interior Continues Onshore Leasing Ban in Defiance of Court Order

February 20, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Western Energy Alliance criticized the Department of the Interior for extending the onshore leasing ban another quarter, as it missed the 45-day deadline to hold a sale in the first quarter of 2022. The missed deadline means continued defiance of a court order requiring the department to hold lease sales […]

Trump Administration Finalizes Update to NEPA Regulations

July 20, 2020 jasonspiess 0

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, sent The Crude Life the following statement on President Donald J. Trump announcing his Administration finalized its rule to update National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations today: “President Trump wants […]