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The move, which angered Republicans and even some Democrats, follows the administration's approval of the massive Willow oil project in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve.

The scrapping of the leases comes after Biden disappointed environmental groups by approving the Willow oil project in the petroleum reserve.

The Biden administration on Wednesday canceled remaining leases to drill for oil and gas in the Alaska National Petroleum Reserve. The move comes just six months after approving a new drilling project in the same area.

JUNEAU, Alaska—In an aggressive move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days, and proposed stronger protections against development on vast swaths of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.…

The Biden Administration will scrap contracts in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and ban drilling on more than half the National Petroleum Reserve

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In an aggressive move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday,

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The remaining seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have been canceled. The move comes after the Biden administration drew criticism from environmental groups when it approved the Willow oil project in the petroleum reserve.

Alaska political leaders have pushed to allow oil and gas drilling in the refuge in part because of its economic impact on Indigenous communities in an area with fewer jobs.

Which is the reason for the cut-off of development? Is it climate change? Or is it the