Biden administration limits gas and oil drilling in Alaska
by Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner— The Interior Department released a new regulation Friday that will affect 13 million acres in Alaska, prohibiting drilling for oil on the land. The Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska rule will affect 40% of Alaska’s reserve, as 10.6 million acres will be completely protected by the Bureau of Land Management […]
Washington Free Beacon—Biden Admin Limits Drilling in Alaska in Latest Oil Industry Crackdown. The Biden administration on Friday dealt another blow to the American oil industry by declaring millions of acres in Alaska now off-limits to new oil drilling.
The Guardian—Biden administration moves to restrict oil and gas leases on 13m acres in Alaska. Environmentalists celebrate new rules but Alaska politicians call it an ‘illegal’ attack on state’s livelihood and predict lawsuitsThe Biden administration said on Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13m acres (5.3m hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm.The decision – part of an ongoing, years-long fight over whether and how to develop the vast oil resources in the state –...
Washington Examiner—Biden ‘doesn’t have the authority’ to limit oil and gas leasing in Alaska: Dan Sullivan. President Joe Biden “doesn’t have the authority” to restrict new oil and gas leasing on federal petroleum reserves in Alaska, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) said Sunday in response to the Democratic administration’s environmental protection plan. “Leaders of the North Slope of Alaska were unanimous in opposition to this,” Sullivan said Sunday, adding that Biden was […]