As sunlight returns to northern Alaska, there are hints of a coming renewal on the Coastal Plain 1.5 million acres adjacent to the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
During their first days in office, the Biden Administration paused all activities that advance oil and gas development on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge. It’s only a temporary reprieve, but it gives all life in the Refuge some room to breathe. The government is no longer willing to rush through approvals without fully considering scientific advice and engaging in inclusive and meaningful consultation.
No one is quite sure just how much oil is beneath the surface of the Coastal Plain, but there is a strong scientific consensus that it should remain in the ground. Climate change is rapidly
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Gov. Doug Burgum and the state’s congressional delegation are urging President Biden to support the Keystone XL Pipeline and reconsider his revocation of the pipeline permit.
As one of his first executive orders on Wednesday, Biden signed an order to revoke the permit.
The contested northern leg of the Keystone XL Pipeline would transport oil from Hardisty, Alberta, through Montana and South Dakota to Steele City, Nebraska.
“For decades, a primary policy goal of every presidential administration has been to put America in a position to sell energy to our friends and allies versus buy it from our enemies. Finally achieving this policy of U.S. energy independence in recent years due to American innovation and entrepreneurship has led to low energy prices that help working families keep more money in their pockets, a resurgence in American manufacturing jobs and the ability to bring our soldiers home. Now is not the time to abandon this essential strate