The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels. NYT | Top Stories By: Lisa Friedman 17 October 2025 at 23:40 Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits. © Kristina Barker for The New York TimesWhile other federal employees have been furloughed, this week the Interior Department prepared to open more than 250,000 acres of land in Wyoming and Nebraska to oil drilling.
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