
Interior Department releases long-awaited review of federal oil and gas leasing program
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The Department of Interior on Friday released a long-awaited report on oil and gas drilling on federal land that recommends an increase in leasing fees and consideration of climate change in leasing decisions. But the report largely sidesteps climate concerns, and does not recommend a halt to new oil and gas leasing -- a promise President Joe Biden campaigned on.
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