Tag: federal land

NTD News Today (July 5): ‘Gender Queer’ Book Recommended by Teachers’ Union; GOP Pushes Back on Land Leases for Conservation

The largest teachers’ union in the United States is recommending that teachers put a controversial book on their summer reading lists. “Gender Queer” was listed on the NEA’s “Great Summer Reads for Educators!” in the “banned books” section. The Bureau of Land Management wants to start selling federal land leases for conservation, but Republicans say this…


Biden Admin Announces New Land Available for Oil and Gas Leases in Seven States

The Biden administration issued environmental assessment and sale notices for oil and gas leases on federal land in seven different states on April 18—a step taken reluctantly to come into compliance with a court order. The move comes days after the Department of Interior announced it would resume oil and gas lease sales on public…


Biden Administration to Resume Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Land

The Biden administration said Friday it would resume plans for oil and gas drilling on federal lands and waters after an appeals court ruled to allow the use of an approximately fivefold higher “social cost of carbon” value in evaluating permits, according to reports. Interior Department spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz told Bloomberg and Reuters in a statement…


Understanding the Constitution: Why Most Federal Land Holdings are Unconstitutional and Why You Should Care

Commentary This summer has been quite a wildfire season in the western United States. Uncontrollable fires are becoming increasingly common in the West, but many people in other parts of the country do not understand why. This ignorance makes citizens prey to propaganda about fires being caused by “global warming,” reduces resistance to authoritarian schemes…


Interior Secretary: No Plan ‘Right Now’ to Permanently Ban New Oil, Gas Leasing

WASHINGTON—U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on June 23 said at a House committee hearing that the Biden administration has no plan to permanently ban new oil and gas drilling on federal land. “Gas and oil production will continue well into the future,” Haaland said during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing. “I don’t think there…