WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Expedites Permitting for Critical Energy Project to Address National Energy Emergency The Department of the Interior announced today the expedited permitting review of a major energy project--the Velvet-Wood mine in Utah--under its newly established emergency procedures. As part of a strategic response to the national energy emergency declared by President Donald J. Trump on January 20,  more