Department of the Interior Archives

Interior Continues Onshore Leasing Ban in Defiance of Court Order

February 20, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Western Energy Alliance criticized the Department of the Interior for extending the onshore leasing ban another quarter, as it missed the 45-day deadline to hold a sale in the first quarter of 2022. The missed deadline means continued defiance of a court order requiring the department to hold lease sales […]

Hoeven comments on Perry, Zinke

January 31, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the Senate Energy Committee, announced that committee members have voted to recommend confirmation of former Texas Governor Rick Perry to lead the Department of Energy and Montana Representative Ryan Zinke to head the Department of the Interior. At the senator’s invitation, Perry committed to […]