NEWS: With fossil fuel production, the Trump administration wants to go big and go home.

On the coal side: A recent Interior Department report claims that coal resources under federal lands (over 356B tons) could supply “all the nation’s needs” for over six centuries. But the report is scant on specifics…like how much all that extraction would actually cost.

On the gas side: The DOE is handing out $65.5M to boost domestic oil and natural gas production. This fresh funding follows the $150M announced earlier this month for fracking and unconventional oil and gas recovery. 

The pushback: As President Trump continues his drive for US “energy dominance,” critics say the administration is picking favorites. Wind energy, for example, “would enhance American energy independence and support national security” while also lowering ratepayer bills, 55 Democrats wrote in a letter to the White House.