US cancels remaining oil, gas leases in Arctic refuge, pitches protections for Alaskan reserve

The Biden administration Sept. 6 cancelled the last remaining oil and gas leases within the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and proposed new restrictions on oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The actions build on an ambitious climate and conservation agenda spearheaded by President Joe Biden, who on his first day in office issued… The Biden administration Sept. 6 cancelled the last remaining oil and gas leases within the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and proposed new restrictions on oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The actions build on an ambitious climate and conservation agenda spearheaded by President Joe Biden, who on his first day in office issued… Read More