The Interior Department wants to speed up permits for drilling on public lands under a new policy issued Thursday.

The department issued a memorandum that looks to streamline oil and natural gas permits on public lands, including the elimination of an Obama-era policy of requiring Master Lease Plans that call for more environmental reviews.

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