{"id":129000,"date":"2024-11-23T02:13:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T19:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129000"},"modified":"2024-11-23T02:13:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T19:13:47","slug":"trump-gave-interior-nominee-one-directive-for-a-half-billion-acres-of-us-land-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129000","title":{"rendered":"Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: &#8216;Drill.&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Donald Trump assigned <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/doug-burgum\">Doug Burgum<\/a><\/span> a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: \u201cDrill baby drill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That dictate from the president-elect\u2019s announcement of Burgum for Secretary of Interior sets the stage for a reignition of the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/472201d09bc69de32fbf3e110c094fa6\">court battles<\/a><\/span> over public lands and waters that helped define Trump\u2019s first term, with environmentalists worried about <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-election-climate-pollution-oil-gas-clean-energy-f6ad39e23613396a7536fb1dc25fca62\">climate change<\/a><\/span> already pledging their opposition. <\/p>\n<p>Burgum is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur who grew up on his family\u2019s farm. He represents a tame choice compared to other Trump Cabinet picks.<\/p>\n<p>Public lands experts said his experience as a popular <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/doug-burgum-north-america-state-governments-ap-news-alert-north-dakota-5917a4370c9d43eaa3caba8d7ca36397\">two-term governor<\/a><\/span> who aligns himself with conservationist Teddy Roosevelt suggests a willingness to collaborate, as opposed to dismantling from within the agency he is tasked with leading.<\/p>\n<p>That could help smooth his confirmation and clear the way for the incoming administration to move quickly to open more public lands to development and commercial use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBurgum strikes me as a credible nominee who could do a credible job as Interior secretary,\u201d said John Leshy, who served as Interior\u2019s solicitor under former President Bill Clinton. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not a right-wing radical on public lands,\u201d added Leshy, professor emeritus at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco.<\/p>\n<h2>Frictions over lands<\/h2>\n<p>The Interior Department manages about one-fifth of the country\u2019s land with a mandate that spans from wildlife conservation and recreation to natural resource extraction and fulfilling treaty obligations with Native American tribes.<\/p>\n<p>Most of those lands are in the West, where frictions with private landowners and state officials are commonplace and have sometimes mushroomed into violent confrontations with right-wing groups that reject federal jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum if confirmed would be faced with a pending U.S. Supreme Court action from Utah that seeks to <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/utah-public-lands-state-control-lawsuit-6459622b4534dcdd150731c84ed2a7b9\">assert state power<\/a><\/span> over Interior Department lands. North Dakota\u2019s attorney general has supported the lawsuit, but Burgum\u2019s office declined to say if he backs Utah\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Justice Department attorneys on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject Utah\u2019s lawsuit. They said Utah in 1894 agreed to give up its right to the lands at issue when it became a state.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s narrow focus on fossil fuels is a replay from his 2016 campaign \u2014 although minus coal mining, a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/e93d2dc4dd2b419b9695b7c454ec9c6b\">collapsing industry<\/a><\/span> that he failed to revive in his first term. Trump repeatedly hailed oil as \u201cliquid gold\u201d on the campaign trail this year and largely omitted any mention of coal.<\/p>\n<p>About 26% of U.S. oil comes from federal lands and offshore waters overseen by Interior. Production continues to hit record levels under President Joe Biden despite claims by Trump that the Democrat hindered drilling.<\/p>\n<p>But industry representatives and their Republican allies say volumes could be further boosted. They want Burgum and the Interior Department to ramp up oil and gas sales from federal lands, in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>The oil industry also hopes Trump\u2019s government efficiency initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk can dramatically reduce environmental reviews.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s administration reduced the frequency and size of lease sales, and it restored environmental rules that were <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/9bf4541d89e6444783814e53302ce479\">weakened under Trump<\/a><\/span>. The Democrat as a candidate in 2020 promised further restrictions on drilling to help combat global warming, but he struck a deal for the 2022 climate bill that <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-technology-science-oil-and-gas-industry-climate-environment-28df40ad9ebb33f4447815b6593673b3\">requires offshore oil and gas sales<\/a><\/span> to be held before renewable energy leases can be sold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOil and gas brings billions of dollars of revenue in, but you don\u2019t get that if you don\u2019t have leasing,\u201d said Erik Milito with the National Ocean Industries Association, which represents offshore industries including oil and wind.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has vowed to <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-offshore-wind-energy-4e5b18ecd4799cc4cfd8cd7dc7b326ee\">kill offshore wind<\/a><\/span> energy projects. But Milito said he was hopeful that with Burgum in place it would be \u201cgreen lights ahead for everything, not just oil and gas.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Conservation, drilling and grazing<\/h2>\n<p>It is unclear if Burgum would revive some of the most controversial steps taken at the agency during Trump\u2019s first term, including relocating senior officials out of Washington, D.C., dismantling parts of the Endangered Species Act and shrinking the size of two national monuments in Utah designated by former President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Officials under Biden spent much of the past four years reversing Trump\u2019s moves. They restored the Utah monuments and rescinded numerous Trump regulations. Onshore oil and gas lease sales plummeted \u2014 from more than a million acres sold annually under Trump and other previous administrations, to just 91,712 acres (37,115 hectares) sold last year \u2014 while many wind and solar projects advanced.<\/p>\n<p>Developing energy leases takes years, and oil companies control millions of acres that remain untapped.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s administration also elevated the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-public-lands-conservation-leases-40b5f47203bbe92a1186a1a4e9e0ea5d\">importance of conservation<\/a><\/span> in public lands decisions, adopting a rule putting it more on par with oil and gas development. They proposed withdrawing parcels of land in six states from potential future mining to protect a struggling bird species, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/greater-sage-grouse-federal-protections-b608a0cd42778437c842ea248ea7f75f\">the greater sage grouse.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>North Dakota is among Republican states that challenged the Biden administration\u2019s public lands rule. The states said in a June lawsuit that officials acting to prevent climate change have turned laws meant to facilitate development into policies that obstruct drilling, livestock grazing and other uses.<\/p>\n<p>Oil production boomed over the past two decades in North Dakota thanks in large part to better drilling techniques. Burgum has been an industry champion and last year signed a repeal of the state\u2019s <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-business-c3fb4754df849a74fac70582cc3db7cf\">oil tax trigger<\/a><\/span> \u2014 a price-based tax hike industry leaders <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-legislature-north-dakota-f0e81251abdbb40b9cc9882d09df7a5f\">supported<\/a><\/span> removing.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum\u2019s office declined an interview request. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement after his nomination, Burgum echoed Trump\u2019s call for U.S. \u201cenergy dominance\u201d in the global market. The 68-year-old governor also said the Interior post offered an opportunity to improve government relations with developers, tribes, landowners and outdoor enthusiasts \u201cwith a focus on maximizing the responsible use of our natural resources with environmental stewardship for the benefit of the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under current Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the agency put greater emphasis on working collaboratively with tribes, including their own <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-lifestyle-travel-science-native-americans-c8ff51f166d815acfd6057ca86f6808a\">energy projects<\/a><\/span>. Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe in New Mexico, also advanced an initiative to solve criminal cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous peoples and helped lead a nationwide reckoning over <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/indian-boarding-schools-deaths-investigation-82645234fe9d7ce689e8375a51d7e161\">abuses at federal Indian boarding schools<\/a><\/span> that culminated in a formal public apology from Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum has worked with tribes in his state, including on oil development. Badlands Conservation Alliance director Shannon Straight in Bismarck, North Dakota, said Burgum has also been a big supporter of tourism in North Dakota and outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing. <\/p>\n<p>Yet Straight said that hasn\u2019t translated into additional protections for land in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheodore Roosevelt had a conservation ethic, and we talk and hold that up as a beautiful standard to live by,\u201d he said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t seen it as much on the ground. &#8230; We need to recognize the landscape is only going to be as good as some additional protections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burgum has been a cheerleader of the planned <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-theodore-roosevelt-presidential-library-e7ceda12b626cc3f80a8cda0eb033be6\">Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library<\/a><\/span> in Medora, North Dakota.<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Brown reported from Billings, Montana.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/interior-burgum-public-lands-oil-gas-trump-97f7bc583f0a0de0fb16ea6f89bfbaf1\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BISMARCK, N.D. 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