The Interior Department is beginning to implement new strictures on federal oil and gas leasing, a long-held priority of President Joe Biden‘s, as it moves forward with lease sales in compliance with the new Democratic climate law.

The Bureau of Land Management, a sub-agency within the Interior charged with overseeing resource development on federal lands, issued a series of instructional documents on Monday confirming the end of noncompetitive leasing on federal lands and making clear that all new lessees must pay higher rents and royalties than before.
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