President Joe Biden

The Interior Department approved about 2,500 permits to drill on public and tribal lands in the first six months of the year.

The rule relaxed requirements of a 2016 Obama administration rule targeting methane emissions from oil and gas drilling.

The bureau has jurisdiction over vast reserves of oil, gas and coal.

The report identifies $37.9 billion in current available funding across a wide variety of departments.

At least 7,000 coal workers lost their jobs last year.

The case has been closely watched for its implications on Biden’s clean-energy agenda.

Gordon, a Republican, said he has always been a strong supporter of the Second Amendment.

Some sites have sat unattended for decades.

The governor's order is in accordance with President Joe Biden's presidential proclamation.

He had been set to sign the American Rescue Plan on Friday.