Apr. 28 at 6:14 PM
Trump admin plans to approve mining & drilling projects on federal lands in 28 days or less
Interior Dept manages 500M acres of public lands (~20% of the country's land) & 700M acres of subsurface minerals. It also oversees water exploration rights & manages treaties w/ Native American groups, which sometimes opposes such projects. A little less than a quarter of the country's energy production takes place on public land.
Fast-track announcement include oil, nat gas, coal, uranium, biofuels, critical minerals & hydropower, but doesn't include the fastest-growing providers of US electricity: wind & solar power.
US is producing more oil & nat gas than ever and is a net exporter.
Interior Dept stopped an offshore wind project last week that was already under construction, b/c they claim that the project was "rushed" through permitting by the Biden admin, however, that that project went through 46 months of reviews.
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