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Fossil Fuels | Natural Gas
December 1, 2025
Federal Policy Shifts Reinforce U.S. Fossil Fuel Push
From overhauling the offshore oil and gas program to expediting coal lease sales, recent actions signal strengthened federal support for fossil energy development.
Federal agencies have taken multiple steps in recent months to accelerate fossil fuel development, including new leasing opportunities, investments to expand the…Read the full report
Key Takeaways
- The U.S. Interior Department is developing an expansive offshore oil and gas leasing program, which would include up to 34 potential lease sales covering about 1.27 billion acres.
- The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to hold the first NPR-A lease sale since 2019, pursuant to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which requires at least five lease sales in the region over the next decade.
- The Trump administration has opened 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal leasing, more than triple the requirement set by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
