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TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES | #1 in U.S. News • 34 articles How is the Biden administration recommending federal drilling be reformed? | | |
Highly-rated - last 48 hrs Biden administration proposes oil and gas drilling reform but stops short of ban. CNBC (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 75% • 3 min read
The report, published by the Interior Department, recommended increasing royalty rates, bonding rates and other fees for drillers, prioritizing leasing in areas with known resource potential and avoiding leasing in areas that can be developed to protect wildlife habitat. The minimum royalty rate is currently 12.5% for oil and gas production on federal lands. ... Environmentalists argue the report offers little on the climate impacts of drilling and contradicts Biden's vows to end drilling on public lands. The Biden administration has approved 3,091 new drilling permits on public lands at a rate of 332 per month, a faster pace than the Trump administration's 300 permits per month. ... "A minor increase in the royalties paid by climate polluters will have zero impact on combating the climate crisis, and will in effect make the federal government more dependent on fossil fuels as a source of revenue," said Mitch Jones, policy director at the environmental group Food & Water Watch. - Different political viewpoint
Interior report calls on Biden to raise costs of oil and gas drilling on federal land. Washington Times (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 62% • 2 min read - Selected long-read
The best way to fight inflation: ditch fossil fuels. New Republic (Left) • Factual Grade 79% • 7 min read View all articles | |
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