Showing posts with label Environment.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Environment.. Show all posts

Friday, January 10, 2025

Trump to Overturn Biden's Oil and Gas Leasing Ban

Trump Intends to Overturn Biden's Recent Leasing Policies

"President-elect Donald Trump has expressed his firm resolution to reverse a recent initiative of President Joe Biden, which prohibited new oil and gas leasing on extensive U.S. ocean territories. Trump criticized the policy as detrimental to the American economy, according to his interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt.

According to the Daily Wire, Trump declared his intention to annul the leasing ban immediately upon assuming office. The policy in question involves a substantial maritime area of 625 million acres, a move by Biden that Trump finds economically damaging. He emphasized this during a recent discussion, signaling a reversal of environmental policies that the Biden administration had implemented.

During the interview, Trump targeted Biden as being a diminished figure compared to his past self. He criticized Biden's mental and political decline, believing these changes have led to ineffective policy choices.

Accompanying this critique, Trump expressed his view that the current administration is overly extravagant in its spending, particularly noting the Green New Deal initiatives. He stated that these actions complicate the upcoming transition of power."

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Friday, December 4, 2015

Environmental Lawsuit can continue says Florida Judge

A Tallahassee judge on Thursday rejected attempts by the Florida Legislature to dismiss a lawsuit accusing lawmakers of violating the constitution by misspending $237 million in money in Amendment 1 funds intended for water and land conservation.

Although the environmental groups--the Florida Wildlife Federation, the St. Johns Riverkeeper, the Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida and the Sierra Club--need to amend their lawsuit, let's hope the people can prevail on this one.

Read about it... on the Tampa bay Times.