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Joe Biden just did the rarest thing in US politics: he stood up to the oil industry; The Biden administration suspended new permits for natural gas terminals. Can we see more of this kind of backbone? (www.theguardian.com)
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[-] nikaaa@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

related: https://lemmy.world/post/15990629

TL;DR: New fossil fuel permits are no longer needed, and they should no longer be warranted.

Edit: Apparently this article is about export permits, while my link is about production permits.

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