department of the interior

Coal is back on the menu with DOE, DOI actions

October 8, 2025 by Sarah Montalbano

Last week, the Department of Energy announced it would invest $625 million in coal production and coal-fired generation activities. The same day, the Department of the Interior announced it would…

October 8, 2025 by Sarah Montalbano

Energy & Environment

Five new minerals designated ‘critical’ by Interior Department

September 12, 2025 by Sarah Montalbano

The Department of the Interior released its 2025 draft critical minerals list last month, which expands the list from 50 minerals to 54. The U.S. Geological Survey’s critical minerals list…

September 12, 2025 by Sarah Montalbano

Energy & Environment

Trump fills out energy/env. team, names ND Gov. Burgum, others

November 17, 2024 by Bill Glahn

As President-elect Donald Trump fills in the blanks of his incoming Administration, some of the earliest appointments have come in the areas of energy and the environment. Most prominent among…

November 17, 2024 by Bill Glahn

Energy & Environment

Biden administration recommends increasing the cost of drilling for oil and natural gas on federal land

December 1, 2021 by Isaac Orr

Last Friday, when many of us were recovering from eating too much on Thanksgiving or doing our holiday shopping, the Biden administration released a new report from the Department of…

December 1, 2021 by Isaac Orr