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New York Times
3 days ago
- Business
- New York Times
Trump Administration to Open Alaska Wilderness to Drilling and Mining
The Trump administration said on Monday that it planned to eliminate federal protections across millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness, a move that would allow drilling and mining in some of the last remaining pristine wilderness in the country. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the Biden administration had exceeded its authority last year when it banned oil and gas drilling in more than half of the 23 million-acre area, known as the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The proposed repeal is part of President Trump's aggressive agenda to 'drill, baby, drill,' which calls for increased oil and gas extraction on public lands and the repeal of virtually all climate and environmental protections. 'We're restoring the balance and putting our energy future back on track,' Mr. Burgum said in a statement. The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is an ecologically sensitive expanse of land about 600 miles north of Anchorage, bounded by the Chukchi Sea to the west and the Beaufort Sea to the north. It is the largest single area of public land in the United States. It covers crucial habitat for grizzly bears, polar bears, caribou, thousands of migratory birds and other wildlife. Created in the early 1900s, the reserves were originally envisioned as a fuel supply for the Navy in times of emergency. But in 1976, Congress authorized full commercial development of the federal land and ordered the government to balance oil drilling with conservation and wildlife protection. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Trump Moves to Lift Biden-Era Curbs on Arctic Oil Drilling
The Trump administration is moving to repeal Biden-era curbs blocking oil drilling across most of the mammoth petroleum reserve in Alaska that's home to an estimated 8.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the planned policy shift late Sunday at a town hall in Utqiagvik, a village on the Chukchi Sea coast, as he and fellow members of President Donald Trump's cabinet visit Alaska to promote energy development in the region.
