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Interior's oil plan is coming. Here's what to watch

Biden administration officials in recent weeks hosted private listening sessions with environmental groups and oil companies ahead of the release of proposed oil and gas regulations that could represent some of the White House’s most lasting steps on public lands to help address climate change.

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Tribes in the Colorado River basin say they're 'in the dark' as states discuss water conservation

As states consider their response to the federal government's call for 2-4 million acre-feet of water conservation, tribal groups say their voices aren't being heard.
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Oil showdown: 3 ways Interior may shape industry

Three oil and gas moves this week could reveal how President Joe Biden’s Interior Department plans to shape the federal fossil fuels program amid tense political fights over inflationary energy prices.

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Interior OKs Trump-era drilling leases despite Biden freeze

The Interior Department has issued dozens of oil leases sold in the final weeks of the Trump administration - and could issue over 200 more - drawing the ire of an environmental group that argues the move is a violation of the Biden administration's leasing freeze.

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Republicans used oil industry-backed study to criticize Deb Haaland

Republican senators cited a study commissioned by the biggest oil and gas trade association in the US in their criticisms of Deb Haaland, Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Department of the Interior, during a confirmation hearing last week.

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What’s on interior’s to-do list? A full plate of public lands issues - and Trump rollbacks - for Deb Haaland

The Interior nominee would be the first Native American cabinet secretary if she wins Senate confirmation following hearings that begin Tuesday.

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BLM move would split apart key public lands team

The team that assesses the environmental impacts of major projects on the nation's public lands will be split up and spread across seven states.

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