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The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will cancel all oil and natural gas drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that were sold during the Trump administration, a move that federal officials said is to protect the region's array of wildlife, combat climate change and honor Indigenous residents.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to dozens of species - and to an ongoing political fight over oil and gas. Now, the Biden Administration is hoping ending oil and gas leases will be a win.

The U.S. Interior Department has canceled seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said it would cancel oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge that were bought by an Alaska state development…

The U.S. Interior Department has canceled seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In an aggressive move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska's

The moves come in the wake of the administration’s decision to approve ConocoPhillips’s Willow oil project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The initiatives announced Wednesday target territory in northern Alaska, long prized for its oil and gas potential.

Officials from the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority criticized the U.S. Interior Department's cancelation of seven Trump-era oil leases in ANWR.

The move comes as the Biden administration seeks to expand protections against oil and gas development on public lands.

“With today’s action, no one will have rights to drill in one of the most sensitive landscapes on Earth,” said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.