The administration said 15 clean energy projects were making solid progress and that it was on track to meet its goals for 2025.
Tag: Federal Lands
Biden Administration Expected to Move Ahead on a Major Oil Project in Alaska
The decision would allow an enormous $8 billion drilling project in the largest expanse of pristine wilderness in the United States.
Biden Administration Bans Mining in Boundary Waters Wilderness
A 20-year moratorium on new mining activity for more than 225,000 acres of federal land in Minnesota could deal a fatal blow to a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine.
Biden Promises Protections for Nevada’s Spirit Mountain
But the president stopped short of designating the ecologically and cultural important region, also known as Avi Kwa Ame, as a national monument.
Can a Law Protecting Endangered Animals Stop New Oil Drilling?
Environmentalists say the government failed to study the threats to endangered species from climate change before issuing oil and gas drilling permits.
Climate Groups Use Endangered Species Act to Try to Stop Drilling
Environmentalists say the government failed to study the threats to endangered species from climate change before issuing oil and gas drilling permits.
Biden Administration to Cut Costs for Wind and Solar Energy Projects
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said the government would sharply reduce the fees it charges to companies that operate on public lands.
Biden Administration to Cut Costs for Wind and Solar Energy Projects
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said the government would sharply reduce the fees it charges to companies that operate on public lands.
Biden Administration Cancels Oil Drilling Sales in Alaska and Gulf of Mexico
Republicans link the move to rising gas prices while the administration said it was a result of conflicting legal opinions and a lack of interest among bidders.
Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling
The president is under pressure to bring down gas prices, but any new drilling would be years away. The fees that companies pay would rise sharply.