Author: Abby Smith, Washington Examiner

House Republicans are putting pressure on Democrats and President Joe Biden to back efforts to expand domestic production of critical minerals, saying Biden’s aggressive climate goals will increase U.S. reliance on China and other adversaries for the materials used in green technology. GOP lawmakers on the House Natural Resources Committee are reintroducing legislation Friday that…

A group of Republican attorneys general are suing the Biden administration over its pause of oil and gas leasing on federal lands. The 13 GOP attorneys general, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, argue barring new drilling permits “contravenes congressional commands” that require federal agencies to advance the speedy and safe development of “abundant…