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Environmentalists Are Wrong to Oppose the Senate’s Permitting Deal

America needs to build more to achieve its energy goals of lower costs, greater security, and more clean energy.

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Foreign Policy· Oct 14, 8:51 PMEnvironmentalists Are Wrong to Oppose the Senate’s Permitting Deal

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Trump waives tariffs on largest buyers of Russian oilPresident Trump prevented some new sanctions on Russia and hefty tariffs on large-scale buyers of Russian oil from taking effect late Friday, as he seeks to ease prices by tapping Russian energy.

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Bo French, Jon Rosenthal battle over culture, job duties in bid to regulate the oil and gas industryControversial remarks by the GOP candidate cast a national spotlight on the typically quiet race for a spot on the Texas Railroad Commission.

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