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 […]
Drivers in Texas saw a 7-cent increase in gas prices with an average of $3.29/gallon of regular unleaded fuel however the increase marked a 7-cent decrease when compared to this day last year on Thursday, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.
China’s government blasted a Biden administration plan to launch a formal review of its maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sector, calling the investigation a mistake “based on the need of domestic politics.”
Airlines will soon face far stricter rules for issuing refunds, the Biden administration said Wednesday. Among the changes, the White House defined what kinds of long delays or cancellations entitle passengers to refunds. Eligible travelers must receive refunds automatically to their original form of payment within seven to 20 days, depending on how they paid, …
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 –...
The US is planning to lift a two-year-old tariff exemption on a dominant solar tech from China and other countries,
The Biden administration released its new proposal to forgive student debt for millions of Americans. It hopes this plan will survive legal challenges.
After the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden's first plan to forgive student debt, his administration set out to create a more viable relief package.
The Biden administration released the draft text of its revised student loan forgiveness plan. Here's what to know.
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.
Gasoline futures have risen nearly 29% this year with prices at the pump currently averaging $3.67 a gallon, according to the motorist association AAA.