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Joe Biden to pause oil and gas sales on public lands AP © Provided by Khaleej Times Joe Biden to pause oil and gas sales on public lands President Joe Biden is set to announce a wide-ranging moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on US lands and waters, as his administration moves quickly to reverse Trump administration policies on energy and the environment and address climate change. The drilling moratorium is among several climate-related actions Biden is outlining Wednesday, according to two people with knowledge of his plans, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement. Biden also is likely to direct officials to conserve 30 per cent of the country s lands and ocean waters in the next 10 years, initiate a series of regulatory actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and elevate climate change to a national security priority. The conservation plan would set aside millions of acres for recreation, wildlife and climate efforts by 2030, pa

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