Biden Revokes Oil Drilling Permits for Additional Review (1)

The Biden administration is revoking dozens of invalid drilling permits issued by agency workers without the approval of political appointees, despite a temporary order for such reviews.

The Interior Department on Friday notified affected oil and gas producers that roughly 70 permits governing onshore wellswere improperly issued and that the companies need to seek new approvals.

Although the companies may swiftly obtain the new authorizations, the move is likely to further sour relations between the Biden administration and the oil industry, which is bearing the brunt of the president’s early efforts to fight climate change. President Joe Biden canceled a ...