Officials said the administration determined that Venezuela's government failed to fulfill an agreement that offered a temporary easing of sanctions in exchange for promises of democratic reforms.
The Interior Department released a new regulation Friday that will affect 13 million acres in Alaska, prohibiting drilling for oil on the land. The Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska rule will affect 40% of Alaska’s reserve, as 10.6 million acres will be completely protected by the Bureau of Land Management […]
President Nicolás Maduro did not hold free and fair elections as promised.
Environmentalists celebrate new rules but Alaska politicians call it an ‘illegal’ attack on state’s livelihood and predict lawsuitsThe Biden administration said on Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13m acres (5.3m hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm.The decision – part of an ongoing, years-long fight over whether and how to develop the vast oil resources in the state –...
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has approved construction of a deepwater oil export terminal off the Texas coast that would be the largest of its kind in the United States. Environmentalists have called the move a betrayal of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda and say it would lead to
Environmentalists protest as Biden administration approves huge oil export terminal off Texas coast
In a move that environmentalists called a betrayal, the Biden administration has approved construction of a deepwater oil export terminal off the Texas coast that would be the largest of its kind in the United States.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule issued Friday by the Biden administration. The Interior Department's rule raises royalty rates for oil drilling by more than one-third, to 16.67%, in []
Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on public lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells, according to a final rule issued Friday by the Biden administration.
The final rule will more than double the required efficiency level for the most common lightbulbs, from 45 lumens (the unit of measurement for light intensity) per watt to more than 120 lumens per watt
Washington, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden said today that he is "considering" a request from Australia for the United States to drop charges against the founder of WikiLeaks, Australian journalist Julian Assange. The post Joe Biden on possible pardon for Assange: “We are considering it” first appeared on Prensa Latina.
US President Joe Biden says he is considering an Australian request to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who released troves of confidential US classified documents. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in February backed a motion in parliament’s lower house calling for the return of Assange, 52, to Australia. US officials are looking […]