U.S. Senate Confirms Deb Haaland Of New Mexico As Interior Secretary

Former U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland Of New Mexico, Who Opposes Fracking And Oil Drilling On Federal Lands, Was Confirmed As President Joe Biden’s New Interior Secretary Monday In A Narrow, 52-40, Vote.

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18 States Seek To Stop California From Establishing A Nationwide Climate Change Policy

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita And 17 Other States Want To Stop What Looks Like California’s Attempt To Establish A Nationwide Climate Change Policy, And They Hope The U.S. Supreme Court Will Help.

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Governor Lee Joins GOP Governors Calling On Biden To Rescind Executive Order Halting New Oil And Gas Leases On Federal Land

A Group of Republican Governors Sent A Letter To President Joe Biden On Monday Asking Him To Rescind An Executive Order That Halts New Leases For Oil And Gas Development On Federal Land, Arguing That It Will Have A Negative Impact On Their Economies And Will Cost Consumers.

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Despite Oil Industry’s Impact On New Mexico’s Economy, Fracking Ban Advances In State Legislature

If The Bill Passes Both Chambers, It Would Place A Four-Year Moratorium On New Permits For Hydraulic Fracturing To Extract Natural Gas Or Oil, Costing The State Billions Of Dollars In Revenue And Thousands Of Jobs.

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Democrat’s Fracking Bill Will Cost Californian Jobs

California Senate Democrats Introduced A Bill This Week That Would Effectively End Fracking In California, A Move Panned As A Job-Killer By The Country’s Oldest Oil And Gas Trade Association.

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Dems Funnel Funds into Tennessee Renewable Energy Projects Amid Reports of Rising Need for Reliable Fuels

The Amount Of Energy Used To Produce One Dollar Of GDP In Tennessee Is Slightly Greater Than The Median Of Other States. This Indicates Tennessee May Need To Determine Their Own Best Practices, Despite What Other States Are Doing.

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‘Comprehensive’ Methane Rule In Sight Under Biden Administration

Environmental Experts State That Momentum Behind The Biden Administration Brings The Promise Of A Comprehensive Methane Rule In Sight – A Move That Would Have Significant Impact On Pennsylvania, One Of the Top Natural Gas-Producing States.

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U.S. Can Fight Climate Change And Still Drill For Oil

Offshore Oil Exploration Can Go Hand-In-Hand With President Joe Biden’s Stated Goals Of Reducing Carbon Emissions And Fighting Climate Change, Louisiana Officials Argue.

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Biden Angers Oil With Executive Actions On Climate Change

Biden’s Executive Actions Prioritizing Solutions To The ‘Existential Threat’ Of Climate Change, Draws The Ire Of Many Key Players In The Powerful Oil And Gas Industry.

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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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