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Biden cancels last oil, gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge | #alaska | #politics
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- December 31, 2023
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JUNEAU, Alaska — In a move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge last week, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days, and proposed stronger protections against development on vast swaths of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The Interior Department’s […]
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Biden cancels Arctic oil drilling leases issued under Trump. Why it matters for the environment — and the 2024 election | #alaska | #politics
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- December 9, 2023
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The Biden administration announced Wednesday it was canceling seven oil drilling leases sold by the Trump administration in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). “As the climate crisis warms the Arctic more than twice as fast as the rest of the world, we have a responsibility to protect this treasured region […]
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