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In Amicus Brief, Congressmembers Lowenthal, Grijalva, Huffman Call on Federal Court to Strike Down Administration’s 80 Million Acre Oil And Gas Lease Sale In U.S. Gulf
The lawmakers filed the amicus brief in support of a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s Interior Department by a group of environmental organizations.
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Biden Continues to Fail as Climate Champion with More Broken Promises on Oil and Gas Leasing
Nearly a quarter of U.S. climate pollution comes from the extraction and burning of fossil fuels on public lands.
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Despite Environmental Commitments Made at COP, Biden Administration Offers Over 80 Million Acres of Gulf of Mexico for Oil, Gas Drilling
Today, as the Biden Administration offers more than 80 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing, Gulf and environmental groups vow to continue their legal challenge to stop this com…
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Big Oil’s Public Lands and Water Leases Shell Game
President Biden is about to break his promise to end new lease sales in a big way, opening 80 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to drilling
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Greater Chaco Coalition Celebrates New Path Forward for Landscape Protection
For over a century, the federal government has quite literally treated the Greater Chaco Landscape like a national energy sacrifice zone.
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Biden Makes Climate Pledge at Glasgow While Pushing Oil, Gas Leasing in U.S.
U.S. climate groups slammed the Biden administration today for ignoring climate impacts and refusing to stop oil and gas leasing on public lands despite President Biden’s Glasgow pledge to halve gre…
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Decision Shutting Down Western Arctic Oil and Gas Project Will Not Be Appealed
The Administration’s move not to appeal the lower court’s decision to stop the Willow oil and gas drilling project is a victory for protecting the Arctic and combating the climate crisis.
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Biden Restores and Expands Protections to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
Restoring these national monuments is President Biden’s clearest signal yet that he will protect our public lands and waters for future generations.
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Lawsuit Filed After Biden Opens 79 Million Acres of Gulf of Mexico for Oil Leasing
The Biden administration has folded to the oil industry based on its campaign of disinformation and political pressure, ignoring the worsening climate emergency we face.