Heather covers offshore energy — oil, natural gas and wind — and drilling on public lands for E&E. She previously covered energy and the environment for The Casper Star-Tribune in Wyoming.
The Interior Department's chief lawyer for the department says it has no choice but to promulgate an offshore oil and gas leasing program, an opinion potentially aimed at the green ambitions of the incoming administration.
Oil and gas companies showed up for the final drilling rights auction of the Trump administration yesterday but bid just $4 million — a fraction of the kind of revenue the Bureau of Land Management has raised in recent years.
The Interior Department today told its staff across the country to be vigilant in the days leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, suggesting they refrain from displaying credentials that reveal their status as federal employees.
Some of the largest oil producers on federal land have been stockpiling drilling permits, creating a buffer against President-elect Joe Biden's promise to crack down on oil production.
President-elect Joe Biden has laced his Cabinet with deep energy ties across the federal government as he prepares to take office and enact an ambitious green energy plan, facing a slim majority in the House and Senate and deep political polarization.