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The Biden administration began reversing the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain to oil drilling, by suspending leases issued in the final days of the Trump administration.
âNeither the president, nor the secretary, are given the discretion to decide otherwise,â Murkowski said. âWeâre extremely disappointed in the Biden Administrationâs effort to prevent Alaska from lawfully and responsibly developing its natural resources,â said Alan Weitzner, executive director of the Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority. Weitzner noted that the Biden Administration had failed to provide documentation âof any deficiencies that would warrant a suspension of leases.â Clearly, overturning one of President Trumpâs mo...
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Several Republican officials in Alaska, including Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, called out President Joe Biden this week for his decision to freeze drilling in an oil preserve in the Arctic amid a Trump administration reversal. While the leases were issued in relation to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act signed by President Donald Trump, Biden took action against oil development in the federally designated oil preserve 1002 Area in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement that the government will now “determine whether the leases should be ...
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge just got a reprieve—but it’s not safe yet The U.S. recently announced it would suspend oil and gas leases in a pristine Alaskan ecosystem. But many environmental battles await the million-acre refuge. BySarah Gibbens Email The Biden administration’s decision this week to review new Trump-era oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is a positive step, experts and environmentalists say. But it falls far short of a final resolution of the long-running battle over the refuge. For 40 years, politicians have been fighting over whether to al...