The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed two high-profile agreements on energy cooperation and critical minerals, coinciding with President Trump’s announcement of a $600 billion Saudi investment pledge.
According to the DOE, the plan could save Americans an estimated $11 billion and eliminate more than 125,000 words from the Code of Federal Regulations.
The Department of the Interior this week unveiled a sweeping policy change aimed at accelerating oil and gas leasing on federal lands—part of the Trump Administration’s ongoing push for energy dominance and economic growth.
EPA Region 2 Administrator Michael Martucci spent the day in New Jersey meeting with business leaders, water utility officials, and environmental law professionals to promote a more collaborative and efficient approach to environmental protection.
Advances in technology such as directional drilling; fiber optic sensing; and hydraulic fracturing techniques from the oil and gas sector have “unlocked geothermal energy in places where it was previously impossible,” said Tim Latimer.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), enacted in 1976, provides the EPA with the authority to control hazardous waste from its creation to disposal.
It’s only the first step toward erasing Biden’s key climate policy, but the politics are difficult amid the push for Trump’s tax cuts. The potential climate consequences are profound.