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, which President Donald Trump reduced by 2 million acres in 2017. The announcement rekindled tensions in Utah, where national monument designations have been used to add protections to federal public lands for more than 100 years, often over the objections of state leaders. In order to better understand the history and use of the Antiquities Act, we caught up with David Gessner, author of the new book “ ,” by email to help put the current debate into a historical context. The Salt Lake Tribune: Monument designations have a long history in the Southwest. In fact, the very law that allows ...
A horizontal drilling rig and a pump jack sit on federal land in Lea County, N.M., in September. The state stands to lose royalties and revenue from a Biden administration pause on new oil and gas leases. Credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images Biden To 'Pause' Oil And Gas Leasing On Public Lands And Waters By at 6:02 am NPR In an effort to slow the nation's contribution to climate change, President Biden is expected to begin halting oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters. The much-anticipated move is one of several executive actions the president is sc...
Biden Hits ‘Pause’ On Oil And Gas Leasing On Public Lands And Waters The move is one of his more controversial campaign promises, and industry groups say they will sue. But it won’t have much immediate impact on driving down climate-warming emissions. January 27, 2021, 3:02 PM A horizontal drilling rig and a pump jack sit on federal land in Lea County, N.M., in September. The state stands to lose royalties and revenue from a Biden administration pause on new oil and gas leases. In an effort to slow the nation’s contribution to climate change, President Biden has signed an executive or...
Callaghan O'Hare / Bloomberg via Getty Images Originally published on January 27, 2021 6:07 pm Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET In an effort to slow the nation's contribution to climate change, President Biden has signed an executive order to begin halting oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters. The much-anticipated move is one of several executive actions the president took on Wednesday to address the worsening climate crisis and the broader decline of the natural world, but it won't come without pushback. "Today is Climate Day at the White House, which means it's Jobs Day at the Whit...