Trump Announces Gulf of America Oil Lease Sale Spanning Area Larger Than Entire United Kingdom

The Trump administration announced a Gulf of America oil and gas lease sale that would span roughly 80 million acres, an area that is larger than the United Kingdom.

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'Strategic Decapitation': Israel Expands Operations, Targeting Iranian Political Institutions as Netanyahu Taunts 'Weak' Regime in Tehran

Israel pummeled hundreds of targets across Iran on Sunday, hitting Tehran’s military leadership, government buildings, and weapons depots—significantly intensifying operations meant to cripple the Islamic Republic’s nuclear infrastructure and destroy its hardline regime. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said "it’s possible" the United States could enter the fray.

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Pennsylvania Judge Trashes Prosecutors' Climate Change Lawsuit Targeting Oil Companies

A Pennsylvania judge tossed a lawsuit that prosecutors in a Philadelphia-area county brought against six of the nation's largest oil companies. The judge noted that his opinion adds to a "growing chorus of state and federal courts" ruling that such cases aren't meant to be brought at the local level, while expressing concern about the county's handling of the targeted lawsuit.

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Trump Admin Sues Michigan and Hawaii Over States' Plans To Pursue Climate Damages From Oil and Gas Industry

The Trump administration is suing both Michigan and Hawaii over the states' plans to take oil companies to court over their alleged role in causing global warming and environmental damage. In complaints filed late Wednesday, federal prosecutors said the two states' planned actions against the oil and gas industry would directly counter the Trump administration's […]

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Trump Slaps Sanctions on International Shipping Ring Generating Illicit Revenue for Houthi Terrorists

The Trump administration unveiled fresh sanctions Monday on a Houthi procurement network, targeting three shipping companies and their owners for helping the Iran-backed terror group smuggle millions of dollars in illicit oil products.

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Trump Admin Axes Biden-Era Climate Office John Kerry Used To Assault Fossil Fuels

The State Department is formally removing the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, the office former president Joe Biden created and appointed John Kerry to lead as part of his aggressive agenda to combat global warming, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

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Plagiarism Accusations Threaten To Upend Democrats' Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Companies

A federal judge in Puerto Rico issued a scathing order last week accusing Democratic prosecutors on the island of plagiarizing nearly their entire 241-page complaint that blamed oil companies for causing global warming. In the order Wednesday, district court judge Aida Delgado-Colon outlined how David Efron, the lead attorney representing Puerto Rico's capital city San Juan, appears to have plagiarized a similar but separate complaint that 16 Puerto Rican municipalities filed a year earlier. A side-by-side comparison of the two complaints shows large blocks of text are copied word-for-word.

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Trump Admin Announces First Offshore Oil Lease Sale in Gulf of America

The Department of the Interior announced Friday that it will hold an offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of America as part of its efforts to boost production and drive consumer prices down. The agency said it expects to publish a notice of sale in June, which will formally initiate the lease sale process. Undiscovered fields in the Gulf of America contain an estimated 29.59 billion barrels of oil and 54.84 trillion cubic feet of natural gas—resources that could be a boon to the American economy and help curb prices, according to the Interior Department.

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Trump Admin Moves To Reinstate Major Alaskan Oil Leases Canceled Under Biden

The Trump administration is reinstating seven large oil leases that President Donald Trump awarded to Alaska during his first stint in the White House before the Biden administration canceled them. The decision comes shortly after a federal district court judge determined the cancellations were illegal.

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Trump Admin Slaps Fresh Sanctions on Iran's Oil Minister and 'Shadow Fleet' Ferrying Illicit Iranian Crude

The Trump administration slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s oil minister and a host of maritime service providers that have helped Tehran ferry its illicit crude across the globe, the latest in a bevy of measures meant to cripple the hardline regime’s financial networks.

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