Biden, in 11th hour action, bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters
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Biden, in 11th hour action, bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling. Trump has vowed to establish what he calls American “energy dominance” around the world as he seeks to boost U.S. oil and gas drilling and move away from Biden’s focus on climate change. Gordon thanked Biden “for listening to the voices from coastal communities” that oppose drilling and “contributing to the bipartisan tradition of protecting our coasts.” Biden’s actions build on the legacy of Democratic and Republican presidents to protect coastal water from offshore drilling, Gordon said, adding that U.S. coastlines are home to tens of millions of Americans and support billions of dollars of economic activity that depend on a clean environment, abundant wildlife and thriving fisheries. Rest assured, Joe Biden will fail, and we will drill, baby, drill.” Biden has proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, but none in Alaska, as he tries to navigate between energy companies seeking greater oil and gas production and environmental activists who want him to shut down new offshore drilling in the fight against climate change.

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Biden Bans Fossil Fuel Drilling Across 600 Million Acres Of U.S. Waters
3 days ago

Biden Bans Fossil Fuel Drilling Across 600 Million Acres Of U.S. Waters

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden on Monday signed memoranda banning offshore oil and gas drilling across more than 600 million acres off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Jim Julien/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images President Joe Biden on Monday permanently banned oil and gas drilling across 625 million acres of federal waters. “As the climate crisis continues to threaten communities …

Biden makes an 11th-hour move to block coastal oil drilling
3 days, 10 hours ago

Biden makes an 11th-hour move to block coastal oil drilling

NPR  

Biden makes an 11th-hour move to block coastal oil drilling toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images President Biden is using a decades-old law to block drilling for oil in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean — the largest region a president has ever protected using this authority. "American voters sent a clear message in support of …

Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters
3 days, 10 hours ago

Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

NPR  

Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling. Trump has vowed to establish what he …

Biden plans to ban some offshore drilling in a way Trump would struggle to undo
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6 days, 10 hours ago

Biden plans to ban some offshore drilling in a way Trump would struggle to undo

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden is expected to permanently ban future offshore oil and gas development in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in a way that could be especially difficult for the incoming Trump administration to undo. Biden’s planned executive order will invoke the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, a law that gives presidents broad authority to …

Joe Biden to block more offshore oil drilling before Donald Trump’s return
6 days, 17 hours ago

Joe Biden to block more offshore oil drilling before Donald Trump’s return

Live Mint  

President Joe Biden is preparing to issue a decree permanently banning new offshore oil and gas development in some US coastal waters, locking in difficult-to-revoke protections for sensitive marine areas during his final weeks in the White House. Unlike other executive actions that can be easily undone, Biden’s planned declaration is rooted in a 72-year-old law that gives the White …

Trump Names Price For Avoiding All Environment Regulations: $1 Billion Or More
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump Names Price For Avoiding All Environment Regulations: $1 Billion Or More

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he planned to expedite federal regulatory approvals, including all environmental permits, for any company or individual proposing to invest $1 billion or more in a construction project. !” The announcement on Trump’s own social network comes as lawmakers in Congress are working to pass a bipartisan bill aimed at easing federal permitting …

Trump prepares wide-ranging energy plan to boost gas exports, oil drilling, sources say
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump prepares wide-ranging energy plan to boost gas exports, oil drilling, sources say

Hindustan Times  

* Trump prepares wide-ranging energy plan to boost gas exports, oil drilling, sources say Plan includes lifting Biden's pause on LNG export licenses * Trump will seek to expedite drilling permits on federal land * Trump to seek to boost sales of offshore oil drilling leases By Jarrett Renshaw Nov 25 - Donald Trump's transition team is putting together a …

Trump plans to boost gas exports & oil drilling in 2nd term, say sources
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump plans to boost gas exports & oil drilling in 2nd term, say sources

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new liquefied natural gas projects and increase oil drilling off the US coast and on federal lands, according to two sources familiar with the plans. An early priority would be lifting President Joe Biden’s …

Trump’s oil and gas donors don’t really want to ‘drill, baby, drill’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s oil and gas donors don’t really want to ‘drill, baby, drill’

Live Mint  

Donald Trump wants oil companies to “drill, baby, drill" on the first day of his presidency, but his fossil-fuel benefactors have a different agenda. Under President Biden, shale companies produced record amounts of oil and natural gas as crude prices rebounded from the pandemic’s depths and then soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But the industry is also confronting the …

Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — President-elect Donald Trump promised repeatedly during his campaign to expand oil drilling in the U.S., which is good news for political leaders in Alaska, where oil is the economic lifeblood and many felt the Biden administration has obstructed efforts to boost the state’s diminished production. A debate over drilling on federal lands on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope …

Trump promises more drilling in the U.S. to boost fossil fuel production
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump promises more drilling in the U.S. to boost fossil fuel production

NPR  

Trump promises more drilling in the U.S. to boost fossil fuel production NPR's A Martinez speaks with Brian Murray, of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, about President-elect Trump's promise to increase fossil fuel production. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: President-elect Donald Trump wants to boost America's fossil fuel industry. MURRAY: Trump has said that he will reverse the …

Trump Day 1: A Look At What He Has Said He'll Do At Start Of New Term
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump Day 1: A Look At What He Has Said He'll Do At Start Of New Term

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1.” According to his own statements, he’s got a lot to do on that first day in the White House. Speaking about the new president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, Trump said: “I’m going to inform her on Day 1 or sooner that …

Biden administration will limit drilling in Arctic refuge as it secures president’s legacy
2 months ago

Biden administration will limit drilling in Arctic refuge as it secures president’s legacy

CNN  

CNN — Hours after former President Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election, the Biden administration moved Wednesday to limit oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Although President Joe Biden approved the major new Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, his administration has also put in protections for a vast amount of Alaskan …

Biden administration will limit drilling in Arctic refuge as it secures president’s legacy
2 months ago

Biden administration will limit drilling in Arctic refuge as it secures president’s legacy

CNN  

CNN — Hours after former President Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election, the Biden administration moved Wednesday to limit oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Although President Joe Biden approved the major new Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, his administration has also put in protections for a vast amount of Alaskan …

Biden pushes through anti-Trump plans as he vows to make last days in office count
2 months ago

Biden pushes through anti-Trump plans as he vows to make last days in office count

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden has said he will make “every day count” before he leaves the White House next year as he moved to limit oil drilling in Alaska. In a speech from the White House rose garden, addressing Donald Trump’s historic election win, the US president suggested he would continue working on his domestic agenda until he leaves office on Jan …

The quick, quiet death of Biden’s natural gas export pause
5 months, 4 weeks ago

The quick, quiet death of Biden’s natural gas export pause

Salon  

When the Biden administration paused the approval of new liquefied natural gas exports in January, environmentalists and left-leaning politicians hailed the decision as a watershed moment for the climate movement. With Biden facing diminished odds of defeating the former president in the November election, it’s become increasingly likely that his administration will not manage to change the country’s natural gas …

Opinion: Whatever Big Oil wants, Big Oil gets. As long as it bankrolls Trump
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Whatever Big Oil wants, Big Oil gets. As long as it bankrolls Trump

LA Times  

Then-President Trump points at Harold Hamm, head of North Dakota’s largest oil company, Continental Resources, at an event in 2019. What better sign could there be that we’re drowning in political outrage, that we’re inured to it, than this: A national newspaper scooped this month that Donald Trump gathered about two dozen oil industry executives for a chopped steak dinner …

Biden moves to limit oil drilling and mineral mining in Alaska, in latest win for greens
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden moves to limit oil drilling and mineral mining in Alaska, in latest win for greens

Politico  

Biden said in a statement he was “proud that my Administration is taking action to conserve more than 13 million acres in the Western Arctic and to honor the culture, history, and enduring wisdom of Alaska Natives who have lived on and stewarded these lands since time immemorial.” But Murkowski and other GOP senators held a press conference Thursday to …

Biden Plans Sweeping Effort to Block Arctic Oil Drilling
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden Plans Sweeping Effort to Block Arctic Oil Drilling

Hindustan Times  

The US set aside 23 million acres of Alaska’s North Slope to serve as an emergency oil supply a century ago. Company executives and Alaska lawmakers have increasingly raised alarm over the plan, saying it could thwart oil and gas development across much of the reserve, even on existing leases. “It would openly defy federal law while ignoring rising energy …

Oil and gas companies must pay more to drill on federal lands under new Biden administration rule
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Oil and gas companies must pay more to drill on federal lands under new Biden administration rule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule issued Friday by the Biden administration. The new rule does not go so far as to prohibit new oil and gas leasing on federal lands, as many environmental groups …

Climate, a major separator for Biden and Trump, is a dividing line in many other races, too
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate, a major separator for Biden and Trump, is a dividing line in many other races, too

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The race for the White House isn’t the only one with big stakes for climate policy. Robinson thinks President Joe Biden’s push to abolish fossil fuels is a failure, he blames Democrats for “crippling utility bills” and he supports nuclear power as clean energy, his campaign said. “Let’s work together to look at every reasonable option without …

Oil companies offer $382M for drilling rights in Gulf of Mexico in last offshore sale before 2025
1 year ago

Oil companies offer $382M for drilling rights in Gulf of Mexico in last offshore sale before 2025

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Oil companies offered $382 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday after courts rejected the Biden administration’s plans to scale back the sale to protect an endangered whale species. It comes as President Joe Biden’s Democratic administration tries to navigate between energy companies seeking greater oil and gas production and environmental activists who want …

Biden backs new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Scaled-back plan disappoints all sides
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden backs new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Scaled-back plan disappoints all sides

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, but none in Alaska, as it tries to navigate between energy companies seeking greater oil and gas production and environmental activists who want Biden to shut down new offshore drilling in the fight against climate change. The proposed …

Biden's Plan Would Offer Record-Low Number Of Offshore Drilling Leases
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden's Plan Would Offer Record-Low Number Of Offshore Drilling Leases

Huff Post  

A man fishes near an oil drilling platform in May 2020, in Port Aransas, Texas. Eric Ga via Associated Press The Biden administration on Friday unveiled a long-awaited drilling plan that would drastically shrink the nation’s offshore oil and gas leasing program to a maximum of three lease sales over the next five years — the smallest number ever to …

Biden calls for up to 3 offshore oil leases in Gulf of Mexico, upsetting both sides
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden calls for up to 3 offshore oil leases in Gulf of Mexico, upsetting both sides

NPR  

Biden calls for up to 3 offshore oil leases in Gulf of Mexico, upsetting both sides Enlarge this image toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Gerald Herbert/AP WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's administration on Friday proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico but none in Alaska as it tries to navigate between energy companies seeking …

Biden touts US efforts as oil overshadows climate summit
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden touts US efforts as oil overshadows climate summit

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden touted “unprecedented” climate efforts by his administration …

What the Heck Is Joe Biden Thinking Lately?
1 year, 9 months ago

What the Heck Is Joe Biden Thinking Lately?

Slate  

In mid-March, the Biden administration formally approved the Willow oil drilling project on federally owned landed in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. Biden “made no mention of his newfound support for the bill during a private meeting with House Democrats only the day before, nor had any White House officials offered preemptive warnings,” Politico reported. Politico, citing unnamed Biden aides, claims …

As Biden weighs Willow, he blocks other Alaska oil drilling
1 year, 9 months ago

As Biden weighs Willow, he blocks other Alaska oil drilling

Associated Press  

— As President Joe Biden prepares a final decision on the huge Willow oil project in Alaska, his administration announced he will prevent or limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean. The moves come as regulators prepare to announce a final decision on t he $8 billion Willow project, a controversial oil drilling plan …

Ahead of elections, Biden announces steps to reduce gas prices in U.S.
2 years, 2 months ago

Ahead of elections, Biden announces steps to reduce gas prices in U.S.

The Hindu  

Ahead of the crucial mid-term polls, U.S. President Joe Biden has announced a slew of measures to lower gas prices, which have been hurting the middle class. Mr. Biden, in a major policy speech, reiterated that Russian President Vladimir Putin was responsible for the hike in energy prices in the U.S. “When the price of gas goes up, other expenses …

Biden stops short of declaring climate emergency, takes steps on wind power
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden stops short of declaring climate emergency, takes steps on wind power

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that climate change is an emergency but stopped short of a formal declaration, announcing a modest package of executive actions and promising more aggressive efforts. Still, those actions fall short of demands by Democratic lawmakers and environmental activists who want Mr. Biden to formally declare a climate emergency, which would enable the use …

Environmental law groups sue Biden administration to block 3,500 oil and gas drilling permits
2 years, 6 months ago

Environmental law groups sue Biden administration to block 3,500 oil and gas drilling permits

CNN  

CNN — Three environmental law groups have sued the Biden administration in an attempt to block more than 3,500 permit applications from energy companies to drill for oil and gas on public lands. Citing the severity of the climate crisis, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Western Environmental Law Center and the WildEarth Guardians are trying to stop oil and …

Biden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf Coast, Alaska
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf Coast, Alaska

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, removing millions of acres from possible drilling as U.S. gas prices reach record highs. The Interior Department announced the decision Wednesday night, citing a lack of industry interest in drilling off the Alaska coast and …

Biden restores stricter environmental review of big projects
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden restores stricter environmental review of big projects

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring federal regulations that require rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells — including likely impacts on climate change and nearby communities. A rule finalized Tuesday will restore key provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, a bedrock environmental law designed to ensure community safeguards during reviews …

Fact check: Despite claims of Trump-era ‘energy independence,’ the US never stopped importing foreign oil
2 years, 9 months ago

Fact check: Despite claims of Trump-era ‘energy independence,’ the US never stopped importing foreign oil

CNN  

Washington CNN — The United States never stopped importing energy from foreign countries under President Donald Trump. In 2020, Trump’s last full year in office, the US imported about 7.9 million barrels per day of crude oil and petroleum products. Contrary to claims from Trump and other Republicans, Biden has not “shut down” American energy: US crude oil production in …

Judge halts oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico; the largest offshore auction in U.S. history
2 years, 11 months ago

Judge halts oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico; the largest offshore auction in U.S. history

Salon  

On Thursday, a federal judge threw out the Department of Interior's decision to lease more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas production — the largest offshore auction in U.S. history. In a lawsuit filed by Earthjustice and others, the groups argued that the environmental analysis conducted under the Trump administration violated the National …

Biden sets out oil, gas leasing reform, stops short of ban
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden sets out oil, gas leasing reform, stops short of ban

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday recommended an overhaul of the nation’s oil and gas leasing program to limit areas available for energy development and raise costs for oil and gas companies to drill on public land and water. The long-awaited report by the Interior Department stops short of recommending an end to oil and gas leasing on public …

Biden Gulf Oil Sale Means More Drilling Within Legacy Chemical Dump Site
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden Gulf Oil Sale Means More Drilling Within Legacy Chemical Dump Site

Huff Post  

The Biden administration’s oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico last week doesn’t just lock in decades of future drilling and greenhouse gas emissions, it also opens up more extraction in an area where chemical companies dumped tons of hazardous industrial waste. In fact, it was a Shell drilling plan that shed light on the condition of …

Companies bid $192 million in first Gulf oil sale under Biden
3 years, 1 month ago

Companies bid $192 million in first Gulf oil sale under Biden

India Today  

Energy companies including Shell, BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil offered a combined $192 million for drilling rights on federal oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, as the first government lease auction under President Joe Biden laid bare the hurdles he faces to reach climate goals dependent on deep cuts in fossil fuel emissions. “We still need …

Governor Says Offshore Drilling ‘Part Of Our Past’ After California Oil Spill
3 years, 3 months ago

Governor Says Offshore Drilling ‘Part Of Our Past’ After California Oil Spill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed Tuesday to vehemently oppose any new drilling in federal waters off the state’s coastline following a large oil spill that fouled some of the nation’s most iconic beaches last weekend. Newsom declared a state of emergency in Southern California’s Orange County late Monday and said investigators would work quickly to determine how …

U.S. Drilling Approvals Increase Despite Biden Climate Pledge
3 years, 5 months ago

U.S. Drilling Approvals Increase Despite Biden Climate Pledge

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BILLINGS, Mont. — Approvals for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. public lands are on pace this year to reach their highest level since George W. Bush was president, underscoring President Joe Biden’s reluctance to more forcefully curb petroleum production in the face of industry and Republican resistance. “He’s walking the tightrope,” said energy …

Biden Promised To End New Drilling On Federal Land, But Approvals Are Up
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden Promised To End New Drilling On Federal Land, But Approvals Are Up

NPR  

Biden Promised To End New Drilling On Federal Land, But Approvals Are Up Enlarge this image toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP Charlie Riedel/AP BILLINGS, Mont. — Approvals for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. public lands are on pace this year to reach their highest level since George W. Bush was president, underscoring President Joe Biden's reluctance to …

US drilling approvals increase despite Biden climate pledge
3 years, 5 months ago

US drilling approvals increase despite Biden climate pledge

Associated Press  

— Approvals for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. public lands are on pace this year to reach their highest level since George W. Bush was president, underscoring President Joe Biden’s reluctance to more forcefully curb petroleum production in the face of industry and Republican resistance. His pick to oversee those lands, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, adamantly …

Why Biden may want to take a page from Trump’s OPEC playbook
3 years, 6 months ago

Why Biden may want to take a page from Trump’s OPEC playbook

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Americans despise high gasoline prices. “We will see a nasty spike in crude oil and pump prices if they don’t increase production,” said Robert McNally, president of consulting firm Rapidan Energy. “It’s the traditional playbook where you pick up the phone and make the ask.” Trump’s interventionist approach continued in April 2020 when oil prices …

Biden administration appears to renege on campaign pledge to end new oil and gas extraction on public lands
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden administration appears to renege on campaign pledge to end new oil and gas extraction on public lands

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said she does not believe that Joe Biden’s administration currently plans …

Biden’s Climate Agenda Is Colliding With Trump’s Judiciary
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden’s Climate Agenda Is Colliding With Trump’s Judiciary

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden’s push to combat planetary warming is running headfirst into the industry-friendly, anti-environmental legacy of his Republican predecessor. But the ruling highlights perhaps the biggest obstacle to Biden’s climate agenda: a judiciary packed with conservative judges who share former President Donald Trump’s loyalty to the fossil fuel industry. “The oil and gas leasing pause is …

Biden moves to restore clean-water safeguards ended by Trump
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden moves to restore clean-water safeguards ended by Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration began legal action Wednesday to repeal a Trump-era rule that ended federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, leaving them more vulnerable to pollution from development, industry and farms. The Trump-era rule resulted in a 25% reduction in the number of streams and wetlands that are afforded federal protection, …

Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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’s Jan. 20 executive order suggested a new …

Biden to suspend Trump-era oil drilling leases in Arctic refuge
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden to suspend Trump-era oil drilling leases in Arctic refuge

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden’s January 20 executive order stated a new environmental review was needed to address possible legal flaws in a drilling programme approved by the Trump administration. The administration of United States President Joe Biden is suspending oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as it reviews environmental impacts of drilling in the remote …

Biden to suspend Trump’s eleventh-hour oil leases in Arctic
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden to suspend Trump’s eleventh-hour oil leases in Arctic

LA Times  

The Biden administration will suspend Arctic refuge drilling rights sold in the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency, a move that buys time for further environmental analysis, according to a person familiar with the decision. Just two oil companies and an Alaska economic development corporation bought the right to explore for oil and gas on tracts in the refuge’s coastal …

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