(The Center Square) â The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said Wednesday the agency is canceling oil and gas lease sales for the second quarter, drawing criticism from Wyomingâs governor.
The announcement marks the second quarter in a row that the agency, which manages energy development, recreation, grazing and conservation on 245 million federal acres, halted lease sales after President Joe Biden
signed an executive order in January that included a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands.Â
The BLM cited the U.S. Department of Interiorâs (DOI) ongoing review of the federal oil and gas leasing program for why the lease sales, which is required quarterly under the Mineral Leasing Act, arenât being held.Â
(The Center Square) â U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked a dozen of the Trump administrationâs secretarial orders that prioritized energy development on federal lands.
Haaland signed a secretarial order revoking the past orders and also signed a secretarial order establishing a Climate Task Force that will seek to advance renewable energy development and prioritize climate change in the departmentâs decision-making processes.
Haaland said in a statement the pair of orders will align the department with the Biden administrationâs âwhole-of-government approach to tackle the climate crisis.â
âAt the Department of the Interior, I believe we have a unique opportunity to make our communities more resilient to climate change and to help lead the transition to a clean energy economy,â Haaland said. âThese steps will align the Interior Department with the Presidentâs priorities and better position the team to be a part of
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(The Center Square) â U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked a dozen of the Trump administrationâs secretarial orders that prioritized energy development on federal lands.
Haaland signed a secretarial order revoking the past orders and also signed a secretarial order establishing a Climate Task Force that will seek to advance renewable energy development and prioritize climate change in the departmentâs decision-making processes.
Haaland said in a statement the pair of orders will align the department with the Biden administrationâs âwhole-of-government approach to tackle the climate crisis.â
âAt the Department of the Interior, I believe we have a unique opportunity to make our communities more resilient to climate change and to help lead the transition to a clean energy economy,â Haaland said. âThese steps will align the Interior Department with the Presidentâs priorities and better position the team to be a part of