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Biden urged to go further after ‘strong step’ toward protecting Arctic Refuge from drilling Until the leases are canceled, they will remain a threat to one of the wildest places left in America.
Protesters march in support of Arctic environmental protections at a rally in Fairbanks, Alaska on May 7, 2017.
Environmental campaigners in Alaska and across the country are
cautiously celebrating the Biden administration’s Tuesday decision to
suspend some fossil fuel drilling leases that were sold in the Arctic
shortly before former President Donald Trump left office while also
calling on Congress to provide permanent protections to one of the