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Biden faces challenges in curbing US oil production

Biden faces challenges in curbing US oil production

Despite Joe Biden's campaign promises to end drilling on federal lands, the U.S. is now producing more oil than any country ever has, revealing the difficulty of halting oil production.

Maxine Joselow reports for The Washington Post.

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rise and fall of a fracking boom town
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The rise and fall of a fracking boom town: an oral history

Rock Springs, Wyoming, sits on vast underground stores of natural gas and shale oil. But what was meant to be a blessing turned into a curse.
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