Drilling freeze opponents awash in oil cash - report

摘要

The analysis published today says fossil fuel interests - company political action committees and employees -gave $13.4 million in total to the 29 members of the Western Caucus, who recently spoke out against the leasingfreeze.Natural resources interests, the report said, have given $23.6 million to those lawmakers over the course of theircareers.The Biden administration paused federal auctions of oil and gas drilling rights while it conducts a review of thefederal fossil fuel program.The result could drive up royalty rates paid by energy companies or otherwise refashion the government'shandling of its vast oil, gas and coal reserves.