{"id":192462,"date":"2021-03-06T11:30:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T16:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=192462"},"modified":"2021-03-06T11:30:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T16:30:16","slug":"lawmakers-concerned-by-bidens-decision-to-halt-new-oil-and-gas-permits-on-federal-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-concerned-by-bidens-decision-to-halt-new-oil-and-gas-permits-on-federal-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers concerned by Biden\u2019s decision to halt new oil and gas permits on federal land"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmakers-concerned-by-bidens-decision-to-halt-new-oil-and-gas-permits-on-federal-land%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=192462&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2382717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Biden participated in a roundtable discussion on a coronavirus relief package in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:30 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, March 6, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) slammed Joe Biden as a bipartisan group spoke out against the Democrats gas production policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s embrace of the Green New Deal is a job killer in Texas,\u201d Abbott stated.<\/p>\n<p>House lawmakers have reportedly crafted a letter addressing Biden\u2019s pause on new oil and gas leasing permits on federal land. The letter outlined how Biden\u2019s executive order has created dangerous conditions, with increased \u201cenvironmental hazards\u201d and gas flaring due to suspending permits for waste removal pipelines.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2382716\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2382716\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2382716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1163083928-655x437-1.jpg\" alt=\"NORCO, LA - AUGUST 21: A gas flare from the Shell Chemical LP petroleum refinery illuminates the sky on August 21, 2019 in Norco, Louisiana. Located about 10 miles up the Mississippi River from New Orleans, the plant agreed to install $10 million in pollution monitoring and control equipment in 2018 to settle allegations that flares used to burn off emissions were operating in violation of federal law (the Clean Air Act). Many of the coastal parishes in Louisiana have a long and ongoing history in oil and gas production, which is often at odds with concerns of environmentalists. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NORCO, LA \u2013 AUGUST 21: A gas flare from the Shell Chemical LP petroleum refinery illuminated the sky on August 21, 2019 in Norco, Louisiana. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Experts are now warning of increased foreign oil dependence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really bad for oil and gas business, bad for the country,\u201d Tommy Taylor, director of oil and gas development for Fasken Oil said. \u201cYou know we\u2019re energy independent now, and it just means we\u2019re gonna probably make less oil and gas, and we\u2019re going to have to import more, probably from the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The American Petroleum Institute projected at least one million job losses by 2022, and a $700 billion decrease in GDP.<\/p>\n<p>Despite claiming to support natural gas, Biden has called the Green New Deal the \u201cframework\u201d for his plan to eliminate usage of the energy source.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/capitol-police-request-2k-national-guard-troops-for-an-extra-60-days\/\">Capitol Police Request 2K National Guard Troops For An Extra 60 Days<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Biden participated in a roundtable discussion on a coronavirus relief package in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. 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