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Biden administration raises costs to drill on public lands
The Interior Department finalized a rule Friday making it more expensive for oil and gas producers to drill on federally owned lands. Several of the provisions in the rule — such as raising the rent the government charges to oil companies for ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Growth in oil use slows, IEA says, as prices hit $90 a barrel
Paris-based group trims forecasts, in sharp divergence with producers’ cartel OpecFinancial Times - Business -
Biden administration raises costs of public lands drilling
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Interior makes it costlier to drill on public lands The Interior Department finalized a new federal rule Friday that's ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden administration aims to increase industry responsibility for decommissioning drilling platforms
The Biden administration on Monday finalized a new rule it says will reduce taxpayer responsibility for the process of decommissioning offshore oil and gas platforms. The decommissioning process is the final step in offshore fossil fuel extraction ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden administration reinstates sanctions on Venezuelan oil
The Biden administration is reimposing sanctions on Venezuelan oil, it announced Wednesday. Officials said Venezuela has not progressed enough toward free and fair elections, and as a result, the administration is reimposing the sanctions that ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden administration to end sanctions waiver on Venezuelan oil
President Nicolás Maduro did not hold free and fair elections as promised.ABC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Biden Administration Approves Expansion of Background Checks on Gun Sales
The new rule, which is likely to face legal challenges, is an attempt to regulate a fast-growing shadow market of weapons that has fueled gun violence.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Biden administration approves $7.4 billion in student-debt relief for 277,000 borrowers
More than a quarter of a million student-loan borrowers who have been in repayment for at least a decade will have their debt cancelled, the Biden administration announced Friday.MarketWatch - Business - Joe Biden -
Interior Department Rejects Ambler Road Project in Alaska
A mining company wants to build a 211-mile industrial road through Alaskan wilderness to reach a large copper deposit. The Interior Department says it would harm wildlife and communities.The New York Times - Science -
Oil and gas firms must pay more to drill on public lands under new Biden rule
Rule adds stronger requirements for cleaning up wells but does not ban leasing on public lands, as called for by environmentalists. Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on public lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up ...The Guardian - World - Joe Biden -
Biden wins Alaska Democratic primary
President Biden has won the Alaska Democratic presidential primary, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Biden was the only candidate on the ballot with Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), a primary challenger who was also originally on the ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden administration announces national standard for drinking water
The Biden administration has announced the first-ever national standard for drinking water. The White House says it will protect 100 million Americans from harmful chemicals coming out of their taps.CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Biden administration closing 'gun show loophole'
The Biden administration on Thursday announced they are closing what is often known as the "gun show loophole."ABC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Biden administration finalizes lightbulb efficiency rules
The Biden administration on Friday finalized lightbulb efficiency rules first proposed in late 2022. The final rule will more than double the required efficiency level for the most common lightbulbs, from 45 lumens (the unit of measurement for ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
NASA’s Administrator signaled a rethink on a decades-long, $11 billion project, because it was too long-term and too expensive.
The space agency's Administrator signaled a rethink on a decades-long, $11 billion project to retrieve samples from the Red Planet because it was too slowand too expensive.Inc. - Business -
Biden Winks at Iranian Oil Exports
Will he support House sanctions on Chinese firms that buy Iran’s oil?The Wall Street Journal - World - Joe Biden -
US, Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan, Philippines
A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt held a three-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea, as U.S. President Joe Biden pledged an ironclad defense commitment to leaders from Japan and the Philippines at ...ABC News - World - Japan -
U.S., Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan and Philippines
A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a three-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea.NBC News - Top stories - Japan -
Biden sees highest approval rating since November
President Biden saw his highest approval rating since November on Monday, ticking up to 43 percent. A new poll from the Financial Times and the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business that found Biden’s approval rating at 43 percent marks ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden's approval rating dips among young voters
New CBS News polling shows President Biden's approval rating has dipped among younger Americans. CBS News campaign reporter Taurean Small has more.CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
GOP says Biden administration is using crypto as a ‘scapegoat’ for foreign-policy failures
The digital-asset industry and its allies in Congress on Tuesday criticized the Biden administration for blaming cryptocurrency for its failures to prevent the flow of funds to foreign adversaries supporting terrorism, drug trafficking and other ...MarketWatch - Business - Joe Biden -
Biden administration says Kishida State visit 'crowning partnership' for US
President Biden’s welcoming of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a State visit this week is being packaged as the “crowning partnership” to the administration’s strategy of linking closer American partners in the Indo-Pacific as a counter ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden administration agrees with Native American tribe that Canadian pipeline is trespassing
The Biden administration straddled the line on a controversial Canadian oil pipeline in a court filing Wednesday, saying a lower court’s order to drain portions running through tribal land may violate a 1977 treaty but agreeing with a Native ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden administration seeks to close the 'gun show loophole' to buy firearms
In what could be the biggest expansion of federal background checks in decades, the Biden administration is moving to end the controversial “gun-show loophole.”NBC News - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden administration expected to expand two California national monuments
The Biden administration plans to expand two national monuments in California, two sources tell The Hill. The monuments, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, were first designated under the ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden administration cuts costs for wind and solar energy on public lands
The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a rule that cuts costs for developing solar and wind energy on public lands. The rule was expected to cut by 80 percent fees that are based on how much energy is produced through the year 2035. A ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden administration to forgive $7.4 billion in student debt for another 277,000 borrowers
The Biden administration announced it will forgive $7.4 billion in student debt for another 277,000 borrowers, its latest round of relief.CNBC - Business - Joe Biden -
Biden Administration Cancels $7.4 Billion More in Student Loans
President Biden is hoping to shore up support with young voters who are disproportionately affected by soaring education costs. So far, he has canceled $153 billion in debt.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Biden administration announces plans to expand firearms background checks
The Biden administration is finalizing plans to expand background check requirements in effort to close the "gun show loophole."CBS News - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden administration agrees to provide billions to Samsung to expand chip manufacturing in Texas
The Biden administration on Monday announced a multibillion-dollar agreement with Samsung, which will invest in semiconductor chip manufacturing in Texas. The $6.4 billion preliminary deal is the latest agreement struck using funds from the CHIPS ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden Administration Awards Samsun $6.4 Billion for Chip Production
The federal grants will support Samsung’s new chip manufacturing hub in Taylor, Texas, along with the expansion of an existing site in Austin.The New York Times - Business - Joe Biden -
Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
President Joe Biden's administration is launching a program that will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreakABC News - Health - Joe Biden -
Biden administration finalizes long-delayed rule on silica dust exposure
The Labor Department on Tuesday issued long-awaited rules governing acceptable levels of exposure to silica dust, a compound linked to terminal breathing issues in miners. Under the final rule, the exposure limit will be lowered to 50 micrograms ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
What new Biden administration lightbulb rules mean for consumers
Presented by AFPM — {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story What new LED lightbulb standards mean for American households New standards for light-emitting diode (LED) lightbulbs announced by the Biden administration ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden administration releases formal proposal for new student loan forgiveness plan
The Biden administration released its new proposal to forgive student debt for millions of Americans. It hopes this plan will survive legal challenges.CNBC - Business - Joe Biden -
Crypto executives put money behind longshot bid to oust Elizabeth Warren
More than half a dozen cryptocurrency executives and prominent enthusiasts have donated to longshot GOP candidate John Deaton.Politico - Politics -
Biden administration to Senate: FISA bill doesn't expand scope of targets
Politico - Politics - Joe Biden -
US voters warm to Biden on economy but inflation concerns persist
FT-Michigan Ross poll finds president’s gains could be derailed by stubborn fears over high pricesFinancial Times - World - Joe Biden -
Biden set to deny approval for mining company's road through Alaskan wilderness
The Biden administration will deny federal approval to a metallurgical mining company’s proposed industrial road through parts of northwestern Alaska, two sources familiar with the process confirmed to The Hill. One of the sources, who asked to ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden