WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Environment & Natural Resources Division issued the following news release:
The Justice Department will rename one of its divisions the Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD). The announcement was originally made yesterday by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of ENRD in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.
"Energy security is national security. Iran's recent stranglehold on the global oil market shows that domestic energy production is critical to preserving our way of life and securing our prosperity," said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Gustafson of ENRD. "Over the past two decades, the division has played a central role in the responsibl...