Secretary of the Interior approves Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell approved Phase I of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) this September.

Federal Appeals Court halts construction on North Dakota Access Pipeline

On September 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered a complete freeze on construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near Lake Oahe, North Dakota.

House Subcommittee discusses U.S. energy security

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing this September to discuss the Department of Energy’s (DOE) role in national, economic, and energy security.

Conference Committee Meeting held on the Energy Policy Modernization Act

House and Senate conferees for the Energy Policy Modernization Act met this September to discuss the progress they had made on reconciling the House (H.R. 8) and Senate (S. 2012) versions of the bill.

Critical Issues: Map of the Day - Geothermal Resources in the U.S.

Interactive map of geothermal resources in the United States. Image Credit: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

#MapOfTheDay! Today the Critical Issues Program (@AGI_GeoIssues) shared Geothermal Prospector, an interactive map of geothermal resources in the U.S. from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (@NREL), which you can find at http://bit.ly/2dlOJL9.

Interactive map of oil and gas resources in Nevada

The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology provides an interactive map with a large amount of information about oil and gas resources in the state. The interactive map includes:

Interactive map of geothermal resources in the United States

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Geothermal Prospector provides a huge amount of information about geothermal energy in the United States. The interactive map includes: