Interior Department Moves to Relax Rules for Drilling on Public Lands NYT - Energy & Environment By: Maxine Joselow 22 June 2026 at 19:33 A pair of proposals from the Trump administration would lower costs and weaken requirements for fossil fuel companies that drill on federal property. Β© Paul Ratje for The New York TimesOne proposal would lower the cost of the bonds that fossil fuel companies must pay the Interior Department before they start drilling or mining on public lands.
ANWR Oil Draws Few Bids, Despite Trumpβs Push for βLiquid Goldβ NYT - Energy & Environment By: Lisa Friedman 5 June 2026 at 23:52 An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development. Β© Christopher Miller for The New York TimesCaribou on the tundra of the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
ANWR Oil Draws Few Bids, Despite Trumpβs Push for βLiquid Goldβ NYT - Science By: Lisa Friedman 5 June 2026 at 23:52 An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development.
U.S. Forest Service to Open Millions of Acres to Off-Road Vehicles NYT - Science By: Lisa Friedman 5 June 2026 at 18:28 The forthcoming order echoes President Trumpβs decision to repeal executive orders that have protected other public lands from vehicles for decades.