Western Voters Increasingly Concerned About Wildfires & Support Conservation Efforts

According To A Survey Of Eight Mountain West States, Voters Are Worried For The Future Of Nature And Agreed Their Respective States Should Still Fund Conservation Efforts Despite Budget Concerns.

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Six Attorney Generals Warn Biden Administration Of Lawsuits Over Executive Orders

Attorney Generals Sent Letter To Biden Warning Him That Many Executive Orders He Issued In His First Week In Office Will Be Challenged On Constitutional Grounds.

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Industry Group Challenges Biden’s Oil And Gas Lease Moratorium In Federal Court

Western Energy Alliance Federal Court Complaint Alleges Biden Executive Order Halting New Oil And Gas Leases On Federal Land Violates Federal Law.

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Biden Signs Oil & Natural Gas Lease Moratorium Expanding Executive Order To Include Offshore Leases

The Lease Moratorium, Which Also Applies To Offshore Leases, Expands Executive Order Signed Last Week Suspending New Land Leases & Drilling Permits For 60 Days Unless Approved By DOI Leadership.

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Pushback On Biden Administration Begins In The States

In his first two days in office, Biden issued 17 executive orders, and he hasn’t slowed down just yet. In almost every case, the order sought to specifically undo something that had been done during the tenure of his predecessor, 45th President Donald Trump. In the private sector, businesses pressured – internally or externally – to change direction often succumb to a practice of hiring an opposite in roles of authority and leadership. Subconsciously or consciously, these companies hire people whose talents, attitudes, and personalities are precisely the opposite of the person who previously held the position. Elections – specifically the actions of those elected – have ramifications.

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Biden Administration Orders 60-Day Halt To New Oil And Gas Drilling On Federal Lands

Despite Pushback From Oil & Gas Industry And States That Rely On Associated Revenue, Biden Temporarily Halts Leases And Permits For Oil and Gas Development On Federal Land.

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Canceling Keystone XL Pipeline Is A Gift To China And Russia

Energy policy isn’t the simplicity of soundbites. “Cancel Keystone” is a bumper sticker, not the decision of a serious politician who sees the real world fallout of jobs and geopolitics let alone the increase in emissions that will result. This is just the beginning of an energy agenda that will cripple us on so many levels: jobs, cost of living, and opportunity. It will hurt our critical allies in Canada and Europe. It will benefit our enemies, Russia and China. And it will do absolutely nothing for the environment.

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18 States Join With Texas In Challenge Of Swing State Election Results

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia all have filed briefs in support of lawsuit.

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