- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 29, 2021
Senators Highlight Top Environmental Standards of U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Production
During Tuesday’s Senate Energy Committee hearing with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, senators from both parties repeatedly criticized the administration’s illegal ban of oil and natural leasing on federal lands and said that energy produced in the United States meets the highest environmental standards, which helps lower global greenhouse gas emissions.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 25, 2021
Could Interior’s Leasing Review Draft Report Come This Week?
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland ventured out West last week to discuss a multitude of important issues the region is facing, including whether or not to pack up the Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters in Grand Junction, Colo.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 22, 2021
Real Talk: “Early Summer” Passed Long Ago
It’s now been six months since President Biden issued Executive Order 14008 and more than a month since a federal judge ruled that order is actually an illegal ban on federal leasing.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 28, 2021
Key Takeaways From Interior’s Forum On Federal Lands Leasing
While some opponents of responsible energy production used a recent Department of Interior forum to call for a ban on all oil and natural gas development on federal lands, or to make the Biden administration’s pause on new leasing a permanent ban, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland began the event with an important acknowledgement: “There is no doubt that oil, gas and coal energy from our public lands and the ocean has helped build our economy and power our nation.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 23, 2021
Rep. Haaland: Federal Lands Orders Are “Not A Permanent Ban”
The Biden administration’s orders on oil and natural gas leasing and permitting on federal lands are not permanent bans, according to Rep.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 9, 2021