Oil and gas producers can accelerate their efforts to make the United States energy independent thanks to streamlined federal oil and gas leasing rules on public lands.

As Congress prepares to slide fossil-fuel giveaways into the next budget bill, a new eight-state poll shows Westerners oppose giving oil and gas companies free-rein over public lands.

The Trump administration is moving to overhaul federal land policy with a leaked Interior Department plan that prioritizes energy and mineral extraction over conservation.Alexander Nazaryan reports for The New York Times.

The policy shortens Bureau of Land Management reviews to six months, about half of what they were during the Biden administration.