Recent claims suggesting that the Biden administration has granted 50 percent more oil and gas drilling permits on federal land compared to the Trump administration have been circulating in the media – and while that data is accurate, it’s a lot more complex. A closer look at the 2023 data reveals that many of the
The Biden administration held its first onshore oil and gas lease sale of the year in May, nearly a year after the last auction and eight months after provisions within the Inflation Reduction Act mandated that sales continue. Total 2023 onshore lease sales are significantly curtailed from years prior, and with no finalized 2023-2028 Proposed
As consumers continue to face high gasoline and utility bills, the Biden administration refuses to use the most readily available resource in the country – the federal lands leasing process – to help bring down prices. Simply put, Americans are feeling pain at the pump in part because of an administration that continues to slow