For weeks, oil producers have been asking the Trump administration to lower or waive royalties for oil produced on federal lands. Yesterday, POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre revealed that the Interior Department has been helping struggling oil producers. Plus, EPA employees air their frustrations with the agency’s leadership.
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