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Republicans Move to Lift Drilling and Mining Restrictions in Western States
House Republicans used the Congressional Review Act to overturn Biden-era restrictions, aiming to boost jobs and revenue by opening millions of acres for energy development on public lands.
- House Republicans voted on Wednesday night to repeal Biden-era land management plans limiting development in Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota.
- The repeal, using the Congressional Review Act, aimed to clear barriers to President Trump's plans expanding mining and drilling on public lands.
- The Department of the Interior's land management agency announced a coal lease for 18.3 million tons at the Freedom Mine located close to Beulah in North Dakota.
- Arkansas Rep. Bruce Westerman called it “a great day for Americans” supporting natural resources, local economies, and energy security, while Democrats urged rejection.
- The repeal sets the stage for increased energy projects but raises concerns as a consortium of 40 tribes fears risks to subsistence and wildlife habitats.
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Republicans move to lift drilling and mining restrictions in Montana, other Western states
BILLINGS — Republican lawmakers in Congress are clearing the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to expand mining and drilling on public lands by moving to eliminate energy development limits in several Western states. This story also appeared in Associated Press House Republicans on Wednesday night voted largely along party lines to repeal land management plans adopted in the closing days of former President Joe Biden’…
Republicans in the U.S. Congress are clearing the way for President Donald Trump's plans to expand mining and drilling on public land with the removal of energy development limits in several Western states.
House Republicans vote to undo Biden land rules limiting fossil fuel and mining
House Republicans moved to undo the Biden administration’s land management plan for several states, arguing that it jeopardizes energy reliability by restricting fossil fuel and mining leases. Republicans voted on three measures on Wednesday to disapprove the Biden administration’s Resource Management Plan Amendments for lands in Montana, North Dakota, and Alaska. The Bureau of Land... The post House Republicans vote to undo Biden land rules lim…
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