The Oil Industry Wrote a Wishlist. Trump Interior Department Is Delivering.
"A top oil trade group submitted a policy wishlist to top DOI appointees. The Department is moving quickly to give industry what it wants."
Source: Public Domain, 08/04/2025
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"Interior Secretary Says Alcatraz Will Be Renovated For Criminals"
"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Attorney General Pam Bondi toured the halls of Alcatraz prison at Golden Gate National Recreation Area on Thursday, marveling over some of the names of "the rock's" most notorious prisoners to announce that the crumbling facility would be renovated to house "the most dangerous criminals and illegals."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 07/18/2025
Interior to Put Wind and Solar Projects Through Stricter Political Review
"The Trump administration said on Thursday that it would apply new layers of political review to wind and solar projects, potentially creating hurdles for renewable energy developments across the country."
Source: NYTimes, 07/18/2025
"Trump Approves Expansion of Scandal-Hit Coal Mine"
"The Trump administration on Friday greenlighted the expansion of a scandal-hit underground coal mine in Montana, one of the nation’s largest, cutting short a federal environmental review and putting into action a key element of President Trump’s plan to revive America’s coal industry."
Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2025
"Interior To Reverse Biden Ban On Drilling In Alaska"
"The Trump administration announced Monday it is moving ahead with plans to reopen millions of acres of undisturbed public land to oil and gas drilling, amid a visit by top officials to Alaska this week." "The plan would open up 11 million acres to drilling and remove conditions, including protections for sensitive ecological areas, on oil and gas leases in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska."
Source: E&E News, 06/03/2025
"Trump Signs Executive Orders To Boost Nuclear Power, Speed Up Approvals"
"President Donald Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United States is highly unlikely to reach."
Source: AP, 05/27/2025
"Trump’s Interior Chief Calls Many Employees ‘Redundant Overhead’"
"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday vigorously defended firing large numbers of Interior Department staff because he said too many work in offices and too few in national parks."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/22/2025
"Trump Officials Allow Massive New York Offshore Wind Project To Restart"
"The Trump administration lifted the stop-work order on a major wind farm off the coast of New York on Monday, according to a statement by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), following direct appeals she made to the president."
Source: Washington Post, 05/20/2025
"‘Nobody’s Seen It’: An Elusive Report Could Drive Empire Wind To Collapse"
"A massive New York offshore wind project may soon be abandoned mid-construction due to a mysterious report that few people in Washington appear to have seen except Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, one Fox News reporter, and the scientists who apparently wrote it."
Source: Canary Media, 05/19/2025
Burgum Confirms Administration Is Reviewing National Monument Boundaries
"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed Friday the administration is reviewing the boundaries of several national monuments — meaning it eventually could move to shrink them."
Source: The Hill, 04/28/2025
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