Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, has played a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump.
Category: Interior Department
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Lawsuit Challenges Park Service Passes Featuring Trump
An environmental group is suing, saying federal law requires an image of public lands, not the president.
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Trump’s Birthday Becomes Free National Park Day as MLK Day and Juneteenth Are Cut
Visitors will instead get free entry on President Trump’s birthday, which coincides with Flag Day.
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Trump Opens ANWR to Oil Drilling
The Interior Department also said it would allow a contentious road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska.
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Unions Return to Court as Trump Eyes Additional Cuts During Shutdown
Unions representing federal workers told a judge they believed the administration might violate a temporary ban on layoffs during the shutdown.
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The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels.
Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits.
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Trump Moves to Cancel Esmeralda 7, a Giant Solar Project
Known as Esmeralda 7, the project planned in the Nevada desert would have produced enough energy to power nearly two million homes.
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Not All National Parks Remain Open in the Shutdown. Here’s What to Know.
Some underground attractions are closed, and many outdoor sites have reduced their services.
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As Trump Curbs Wind Farms, Orsted Plans $9.4 Billion Share Offering
Shares of the Danish renewable energy developer tumbled after it would issue more stock to raise funds instead of divesting a stake in a wind farm off the U.S. coast.
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The U.S. Under Trump: Alone in Its Climate Denial
The administration is not only allowing more greenhouse gases. It is undermining the nation’s ability to understand and respond to a hotter planet.