On Thursday, the U.S. Government established a streamlined process by which Interior’s Minerals Management Service and the FERC will lease, license and regulate all renewable energy development activities on the OCS.
The United States Government took steps on Thursday to begin oil and natural gas exploration off the coast of Virginia. The U.S. Minerals Management Service has initiated the first step for a potential lease sale offshore Virginia.
A major investigation of the Department of Interior has uncovered “a culture of ethical failure.” Over a dozen current and former employees are alleged to have violated policies including drug use, sexual relations between federal employees and oil company employees, rigging oil contracts, working part-time as oil consultants, and accepting gifts like golf and ski trips.
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