Emails Show Oil Lobby Mobilized Democratic Governors Opposition To Biden Energy Order
The effort included helping draft a letter in which Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) pushed back against the administration s pause on new oil and gas leasing.
Fossil fuel trade groups in Louisiana and New Mexico rallied Democratic governors in opposition to President Joe Biden’s executive order pausing new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and in offshore waters, newly released emails show.
The Biden administration paused new leases on Jan. 27 and launched a major review of the federal oil and gas leasing program. Interior Department officials have said the program currently is “not serving the American public well.”
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February 8, 2021
Bill to preserve mine cleanup funds moves ahead Written by Geoffrey Plant on February 8, 2021
The New Mexico House Committee on Energy, Environment and Natural Resources voted unanimously last week to advance a bill that would establish a “Mining Act Forfeiture Fund,” with the aim of ensuring that, in the event a mining company defaults on its promise to clean up a closed mine site, the financial assurance put up by the company would be used “only to complete the reclamation plan or closeout plan to which the financial assurance had been dedicated.”
The bill’s sponsor, District 36 state Rep. Nathan Small, a Las Cruces Democrat, said that he worked with Freeport-McMoRan, environmental advocacy groups, the New Mexico Mining Association and state agencies like the N.M. Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department “to ensure this legislation is acceptable by all parties.