Biden Administration Says New Drilling Possible in Gulf and Cook Inlet in Alaska
The five-year plan for America’s coastal waters, required by law, risks angering both the fossil fuel industry and environmentalists.
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The five-year plan for America’s coastal waters, required by law, risks angering both the fossil fuel industry and environmentalists.
Interior’s oil-drilling proposal could allow 11 lease sales over the next five years, but includes an option for the administration to conduct no sales.
According to a new report out today, putting an end to new federal offshore leasing on public waters for the next five years:
The Interior Department plans to file its new five-year offshore leasing proposal by the end of June, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Thursday, following pressure from Republicans and a growing number of Democrats to lay out plans for the future, with just weeks before the current program is slated to expire.
Prices at the pump are shooting up as oil companies turn massive profits. A windfall-profits tax could go a long way toward providing relief for working families.