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The ruling found that the federal government had not shown it could override state and local decisions about how to use their own resources.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

“It’s going to take time, a lot of resources, and focus. It’s not impossible, but it’s definitely challenging.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

For some Social Circle residents, their opposition is not only a question of resources, but of human rights.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Although a major oil and gas producer, Iran sought to revive the project in the late 1980s to diversify its energy resources and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels for domestic consumption.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

In the Balkans, Romania, a latecomer, entered the war on the side of the Allies and was quickly overrun by the Germans, who gained control of that country’s valuable oil and grain resources.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman