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Catch up quick on Congress and oil

September 4, 2025

The House voted along party lines last night on GOP measures to nix Biden-era land management plans for Alaska, Montana and North Dakota.

  • Why it matters: Republicans say the policies wrongly stifle economically beneficial energy and mineral development. They're looking to upend them with Congressional Review Act resolutions immune from Senate filibusters.
  • The other side: The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, a Democratic group, said the plans "balance multiple uses" and killing them is a "giveaway for Trump's corporate polluter friends." Go deeper.

🛢️ConocoPhillips plans to cut 20-25% of its global workforce. "We are always looking at how we can be more efficient with the resources we have," spokesperson Dennis Nuss said. Go deeper.