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The scrapping of the leases comes after the Biden administration approved the Willow oil project in the petroleum reserve earlier this year.
The administration will cancel oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge, ensuring “maximum protections” for nearly half of the petroleum reserve.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — 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 Department […]
The Biden administration has canceled the remaining seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days and angering Republicans.
The moves would cancel Trump-era oil leases in ANWR and protect millions of acres on the North Slope from drilling.