Charter for Trump energy panel expires, meetings cancelled

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials have cancelled future meetings of an advisory panel created by the Trump administration to make it easier to extract fossil fuels from publicly leased land and offshore sites and to ensure a fair return for taxpayers.
Interior Department spokeswoman Molly Block said Tuesday the Royalty Policy Committee’s charter expired April 21. Upcoming meetings scheduled in Pittsburgh later this week and Salt Lake City in August were cancelled.
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