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President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Wednesday said that he will not ban hydraulic fracturing in the country, but his environmental agenda still drew scrutiny from the oil and gas sector.
Biden signed a slew of executive orders that prioritized his proposed $2 trillion clean energy initiatives, orders that included a pause on oil and gas leases on federal land.
Briefing reporters during a signing ceremony, however, the president said he was “not going to ban fracking.” Instead, he directed the Interior Department to pause leasing on public lands to “the extent possible” and promised a “rigorous” review of the permitting processes.
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Randi Spivak, Center for Biological Diversity, rspivak [at] biologicaldiversity.org
Over 500 Groups Urge Biden to Order Fossil Fuel Leasing Ban
Proposed Executive Order Could Be Implemented Immediately by New Interior Secretary
WASHINGTON, DC Over 500 climate, conservation, Indigenous, religious and business groups today sent President-elect Joe Biden text for a proposed executive order to ban new fossil fuel leasing and permitting on federal public lands and waters.
Biden promised during the campaign that he would stop new leasing and permitting activities on his first day in office. The executive order highlighted in today’s letter from 574 organizations outlines the steps needed for the next Interior Secretary to implement the president’s directive.
For Immediate Release, December 15, 2020
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500 Groups Urge Biden to Order Fossil Fuel Leasing Ban
Proposed Executive Order Could Be Implemented Immediately by New Interior Secretary
WASHINGTON Hundreds of conservation, Native American, religious and business groups today sent President-elect Joe Biden text for a proposed executive order to ban new fossil fuel leasing and permitting on federal public lands and waters.
Biden promised during the campaign that he would stop new leasing and permitting activities on his first day in office. The executive order highlighted in today’s letter from 574 organizations outlines the steps needed for the next Interior Secretary to implement the president’s directive.