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Biden Promised to Stop Oil Drilling on Public Lands. Is His Failure to Do So a Betrayal or a Smart Political Move?

Environmental groups say they are disappointed, but some argue Biden’s turnaround will preserve political capital for actions with more climate impact.

By Marianne Lavelle

A large fracking operation becomes a new part of the horizon with Mount Meeker and Longs Peak looming in the background on December 28, 2017 in Loveland, Colorado. Credit: Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images
In this aerial image from a drone, tug boats tow the semi-submersible drilling platform Noble Danny Adkins through the Port Aransas Channel into the Gulf of Mexico on Dec. 12, 2020 in Port Aransas, Texas. Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images

Judge’s Order Forces Interior Department to Revive Drilling Lease Sales on Federal Lands and Waters

By Judy Fahys

U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), at the U.S. Capitol in January 2019.

What’s On Interior’s To-Do List? A Full Plate of Public Lands Issues—and Trump Rollbacks—for Deb Haaland

By Judy Fahys

A pumpjack stands in a field next to Arvin High School with the Tehachapi Mountains in the background. Credit: Julia Kane

Tired of Wells That Threaten Residents’ Health, a Small California Town Takes on the Oil Industry

By Julia Kane

Northern Alaska. Credit: Sabrina Shankman/InsideClimate News

In Alaska’s North, Covid-19 Has Not Stopped the Trump Administration’s Quest to Drill for Oil

By Sabrina Shankman

Japan to Drill for Controversial "Fire Ice"

By Guest Writer

A Dangerous Life Miles from Land and Focused on One Thing: Black Gold

By Guest Writer

Obama's Energy Plan: All of the Above — Including a Price on Carbon

By SolveClimate Staff

$2.36 Trillion? Report on Costs of Drilling Moratorium Has Holes, Economists Say

By Dave Levitan

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