The deal proposal includes more oil and gas lease sales on public lands and waters.
But proposals to suspend the federal gas tax still faces skepticism from both parties in Congress.
President Biden's climate agenda is on a collision course with the nation's energy security needs.
Democrats and oil companies are blaming each other, but the reality is more complex than their arguments.
The Biden administration's planned suspension falls short of some advocates' push for the entire lease sale to be invalidated.
Biden also plans to ask Congress to zero-out oil and gas industry incentives.
The moves mark a dramatic rebuke of President Donald Trump’s pro-industry approach to energy and the environment.
The Trump administration is poised to advance plans for selling drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The U-turn comes as America has gone from being the top importer of oil to the top producer.
“It has absolutely nothing to do with Ukraine,” the energy secretary said in a Fox News interview.