During the government shutdown, the Trump administration will continue to process oil and gas drilling permits on a limited basis while putting a halt to all renewable energy activities.
The Interior Department, which oversees energy development on federal lands and waters, said in contingency plans that it will furlough thousands of workers and freeze all renewable projects like wind and solar, but will continue processing permits for conventional sources of energy like oil and gas that are deemed necessary.
The plans—one from the Bureau of Land Management and the other from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management—were developed in preparation for a potential shutdown, which went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass a stopgap bill to keep the government temporarily funded….
Trump Admin Allows Oil and Gas Permits, Freezes Renewables in Shutdown
