How will Biden's offshore oil and gas drilling ban affect New Mexico?
Whether it was applause or condemnation, President Joe Biden grabbed attention Monday with his announcement of a 628 million-acre federal ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. Incoming President-elect
Biden bans new offshore oil drilling off California, most U.S. coastal waters
Landmark decision affects 625 million acres on Pacific Coast, Atlantic Coast, western Gulf of Mexico and parts of Alaska
Biden Bans New Oil and Gas Drilling Along Most U.S. Coasts
The ban affects the entire Eastern Seaboard, the Pacific Coast along California, Oregon and Washington, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Northern Bering Sea.
Biden to ban offshore oil, gas drilling in vast areas ahead of Trump term
U.S. President Joe Biden will ban new offshore oil and gas development along most U.S. coastlines, a decision President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to boost domestic energy production, may find difficult to reverse.
Biden to Ban New Oil Drilling Over Vast Stretch of US Atlantic, Pacific Waters
President Joe Biden is set to order a ban on new offshore oil and gas development across some 625 million acres of US coastal territory, ruling out the sale of drilling rights in Atlantic and Pacific waters as well as the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Biden issues permanent ban of new oil and gas drilling in some coastal waters
The move comes just days before President-elect Donald Trump, who campaigned on reversing environmental regulations, returns to the White House.
Biden, in 11th hour action, bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters
Biden, whose term expires in two weeks, said he is using authority under the federal Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect offshore areas along the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and portions of Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea from future oil and natural gas leasing.
Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters
President Biden is taking executive action to protect more than 625 million acres of the American ocean from offshore drilling, the White House announced.
Biden to ban new oil drilling over vast areas of US Atlantic, Pacific waters, Bloomberg News reports
President Joe Biden is set to ban new offshore oil and gas development across 625 million acres (250 million hectares) of U.S. coastal territory, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
Biden to block new offshore drilling along most US coastline
The move may complicate Republican efforts to speed lease sales for oil and gas exploration in federal waters.
Biden to block oil drilling across 625 million acres of U.S. waters
President Joe Biden will prohibit future oil and gas leasing across large swaths of the Atlantic, Pacific, eastern Gulf of Mexico and North Bering Sea.
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New Mexico Lawmakers to Decide Whether Oil and Gas Wastewater Could Be Reused on Wide Scale
If new rules are approved, treated “produced water” could be used for agriculture, growing trees and manufacturing.
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The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
But those tasked with addressing the reality of the country’s orphan wells disagree. “We have a welfare system for oil and gas. I hope you understand that,” said New Mexico Commissioner of ...