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Meet Biden's new offshore energy chief
More quickly than almost all of President Joe Biden’s political appointees, Elizabeth Klein became a target for her perceived hostility to oil drilling on public lands.
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Critic of fossil fuels to lead key off-shore oil agency for Biden
The administration plans to name Elizabeth Klein the new director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which also oversees offshore-wind development.
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Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: What we know
Divers searching for the origin of a substantial oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico — one of several spotted off Louisiana's coast after Hurricane Ida — have discovered three damaged pipelines near the leak, though murky conditions on the seafloor prevented the team from finding the source.
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Biden administration to restart oil and gas leasing
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management anticipates holding a sale for offshore leases in October or November, the administration said.
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For Lease: Windmill space in the Atlantic between Long Island and New Jersey
The proposed lease sale is part of the Biden administration's push to develop 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind power by 2030.
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Offshore wind farms show what Biden's climate plan is up against
The U.S. has fallen way behind Europe partly because of an old shipping law and opposition from homeowners and fishing groups.
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Biden administration announces a major offshore wind plan
The White House said the program could create tens of thousands of new jobs while moving the country toward clean energy.
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