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  • Why no president has slowed the U.S. oil boom

    08/16/2024 3:31:19 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 42 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | August 16, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT | Maxine Joselow
    As he campaigned for president in 2020, Joe Biden made a bold promise at a New Hampshire town hall, adding repetition for emphasis: “No more drilling on federal lands. Period. Period. Period. Period.” The Biden administration has now outpaced the Trump administration in approving permits for drilling on public lands, and the United States is producing more oil than any country ever has. The unplanned fossil fuel boom reflects an uncomfortable truth for Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris: It is difficult for any president to stop the spigot of U.S. oil production, a leading driver of both the economy...