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Biden moves ahead with drilling in wildlife refuge but minimizes acreage

Biden is proceeding with drilling in a wildlife refuge while reducing the area involved, which highlights ongoing debates about energy production and environmental preservation.
Critics of the decision argue that drilling could harm wildlife habitats, impacting the ecosystem negatively.
Supporters assert that increased drilling is vital for national energy security amid pressures from both environmentalists and energy advocates.

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NationofChange

The Arctic Refuge at a crossroads: Native voices, environmental risks, and political agendas amid drilling push

The Arctic Refuge faces a critical moment as drilling plans threaten Indigenous rights, wildlife, and the climate, with Biden’s limited protections set to collide with Trump’s expansive energy agenda.

‘All Risk With No Reward’: Outgoing Biden Admin Approves Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska’s Pristine Arctic Wildlife Refuge

The approval of plans for an oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by the outgoing Biden administration on Monday will keep the door open for drilling in the pristine wildlands. The sale, to be held on January 9, will include a smaller portion of the total land that was made available for bidding about four years ago during the Trump administration, reported The Associated Press. “Drilling for oil in the Arctic Natio…

Biden administration approves project to limit Trump-era oil and gas lease mandate in Alaska

The Biden administration is narrowing the scope of oil and gas leases mandated during the Trump era before the former president assumes office for a second term.When President-elect Trump first occupied the Oval Office in 2017, he signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which required at least two oil and gas drilling lease sales in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by December 2024. Just weeks after Trump won the 2024 election,…

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Alaska Public Media

Biden administration includes restrictions in Arctic refuge oil lease sale

The frozen Canning River in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is seen in this undated photo. (Photo by Randy Brown/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The federal Bureau of Land Management finalized the restrictions on an oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Monday, aimed at protecting wildlife and other environmental resources, while complying with a 2017 law that mandated the lease sale. In its decision, the BLM…

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S&P Global

Biden administration announces congressionally mandated Arctic refuge lease sale

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Fast Company

How a Biden approval may unlock drilling in Alaska’s pristine arctic refuge

The Biden administration has approved plans for a sale of oil and gas leases in Alaska that leaves open the door for drilling in a portion of the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.The sale will be held Jan. 9, less than two weeks before President Joe Biden leaves office. It will include a fraction of the land total that was available for bidding roughly four years ago in a sale held during the Trump administration.President-elect Donald T…

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