The Bureau of Land Management issued environmental assessments and sale notices for oil and gas leases on federal land in seven U.S. states, a step mandated by court order.
, though they could aid the administration in its more recent efforts to boost oil production in response to soaring energy costs.
The move also comes as Biden has sought to encourage domestic production of oil and gas to tame the spike in energy prices, especially gas prices above $4 a gallon, which have cut into support for his party ahead of the November midterm elections.
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