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POGO Urges Royalties Agency to Withdraw Rule that Would Benefit Oil Industry over Taxpayers POGO Opposes the Forest Service’s Proposed Rule on Oil and Gas Resources POGO Opposes the SEC’s Resource Extraction Disclosure Rules POGO Joins Public Comment on Proposed Rule Concerning Royalty Rate Reductions Transparency Improvements within Existing Rulemakings POGO and Allies Urge Senate to Uphold Transparency Measures POGO Supports Reform of MMS and the RIK Program (S. 3543 ) - Hopes to Restore Ethical Conduct and Accountability to the Resource Management Letter to House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and related Agencies Appropriations regarding accountability for royalty collections POGO letter to Daniel Riemer, chair of the Royalty Policy Committee (RPC), addressing the Subcommittee on Royalty Management's recommendations to improve Department of Interior royalty collections POGO Supports Rep. Maloney's Legislation to Study Oil/Gas Royalty Collections POGO Supports Accountability and Honest Provisions in Energy Bill along with Taxpayers for Common Sense and Friends of the Earth Written Statement of POGO's Beth Daley to the Royalty Policy Committee POGO’s public comment opposing the Department of Interior’s proposed amendments to the oil valuation rule for being a giveaway to the oil industry POGO letter to Senators of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee Taxpayer, Environmental and Union Groups Support Amendment to Ensure Oil Companies Pay Fair Share Public Interest Groups Oppose Oil & Gas Royalties In Kind Amendment Letter From Coalition Of 24 Organizations: to David Guzy, Chief, Rules & Regulations Staff, Royalty Management Program, MMS POGO's Letter to Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, regarding major oil companies trying to reopen the comment period for the proposed crude oil valuation rule

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POGO Calls for Congressional Action to Reform Onshore and Offshore Royalty Systems

testimony | April 16, 2021

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Oil Spill Response Exercises Exposed Serious Vulnerabilities

analysis | July 1, 2020

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Interior Department Needs More Oversight to Prevent Corruption Amid a Crisis

analysis | April 8, 2020
POGO Calls for Congressional Action to Reform Offshore Royalty System

testimony | March 20, 2020
Royalty Relief Procedures Cost Taxpayers Tens of Billions

testimony | February 5, 2020
Mining for Access at the Interior Department

investigation | September 4, 2019
Exxon Underpaid U.S. in Offshore Oil Dispute, Report Says

investigation | June 14, 2018
Meet the Oil-Friendly Federal Panel that Could Give Drillers a Sweetheart Deal

analysis | February 27, 2018
How an Influential Committee can Make Energy Royalties Great Again

analysis | February 26, 2018
Drilling Down: Big Oil's Bidding

investigation | February 22, 2018