Biden promised no new drilling on public lands. Here’s why he broke that promise.

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By Zoya TeirsteinApr 22, 2022, 10:30 am365 ptsTrending
In 2020, at a campaign event in New Hampshire, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden made a promise to voters. “No more drilling on federal lands, period,” he said. “Period, period, period.” Last week, Biden broke that promise. His administration announced it was opening up public land to new oil and…

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