Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in Alaska
Time:2024-04-20 05:43:19 Source:businessViews(143)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million 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 a yearslong fight over whether and how to develop the vast oil resources in the state — finalizes protections first proposed last year as the Democratic administration prepared to approve the contentious Willow oil project.
The approval of Willow drew fury from environmentalists, who said the large oil project violated President Joe Biden’s pledge to combat climate change. Friday’s decision also completes an earlier plan that called for closing nearly half the reserve to oil and gas leasing.
A group of Republican lawmakers, led by Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, jumped out ahead of Friday’s announcement about drilling limitations in the National Petroleum-Reserve Alaska before it was publicly announced. Sullivan called it an “illegal” attack on the state’s economic lifeblood, and he predicted lawsuits.
Previous:France asks retailers to alert customers to cases of 'shrinkflation'
Next:A former Russian tycoon who once led separatist region launches a hunger strike in Azerbaijan jail
You may also like
- Nicola Peltz cements the end of 'feud' with 'beautiful' mother
- Chinese premier addresses opening of Summer Davos
- Sam Mayer makes last
- CPC leadership arranges work on flood prevention and relief, post
- Ashanti and Nelly's relationship timeline: A look at the couple's on
- Xi replies to letter from Chinese paratroopers
- Aerin Frankel stops 15, Laila Edwards scores 3 as US wins 5
- China unveils revised commercial cryptography regulations
- Survival expert reveals what to do if you fall OVERBOARD on a cruise ship