Biden administration will limit drilling in Arctic refuge as it …
Nov 7, 2024 · Oil drilling had been banned for decades in the Arctic refuge — a pristine natural region in northeast Alaska home to a wide range of threatened species. But a law passed during the first...
Biden administration plans new limits on oil leasing in Alaska’s Arctic …
Nov 7, 2024 · Oil companies could buy oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but with new restrictions, under a plan released Wednesday.
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Major Steps to Protect Arctic …
Sep 6, 2023 · The proposed rule, previewed in March 2023, adds to President Biden’s actions to protect millions of acres of lands and waters in the Arctic, including withdrawing approximately 2.8 million acres of the Beaufort Sea, ensuring the entire United States Arctic Ocean is off limits to new oil and gas leasing.
Hours after Trump win, Biden moves to limit oil drilling in Arctic ...
For nearly four decades, drilling was banned in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, whose 19.3 million acres provide critical habitat for the Southern Beaufort Sea’s remaining polar...
Biden administration cancels years-long attempt to drill in Alaska ...
Sep 6, 2023 · The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will cancel seven Trump-era oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and protect more than 13 million acres in the federal...
Biden administration moves to protect more of Alaska refuge from drilling
8 hours ago · Jan 16 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday moved to put more of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off limits to oil and gas development, in a last-minute bid to ...
Biden moves to limit ANWR oil drilling hours after Trump’s election
Nov 7, 2024 · The Biden administration indicated it will offer just 400,000 acres during an upcoming oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) – the minimum it can lease ...
Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska's Arctic refuge | AP News
Jun 2, 2021 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing a drilling program approved by the Trump administration and reviving a political fight over a remote region that is home to polar bears and other wildlife — and a rich reserve of oil.
Biden Administration to Bar Drilling on Millions of Acres in Alaska
Sep 6, 2023 · In its most aggressive move yet to protect federal land from oil and gas exploration, the Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it would prohibit drilling in 13 million acres of...
Biden Administration Creates Final Limits for Oil Drillers in Alaska
10 hours ago · The Biden administration announced new protections for 1.3 million acres in the North Slope of Alaska, a final effort to shield it from oil companies eager to drill in the ecologically sensitive ...