Biden cancels Trump-era oil and gas leases in Alaska: 'Like a victim under this administration,' governor says

Biden to Cancel Alaska Oil, Gas Leases Issued Under Trump

President Joe Biden's Interior Department said it would cancel the oil and gas leases issued in the latter days of President Donald Trump's administration.

Biden cancels Trump-era oil and gas leases in Alaska: 'Like a victim under this administration,' governor says

The governor of Alaska is accusing the president of violating the law after Biden’s administration pulled the plug on Trump-era oil leases. "If he's willing to break this law, surely there's going to be others. And once again, Alaska right now feels like a victim under this administration. And the country is going to feel like a victim here if they haven't already," Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy said on "Kudlow" Thursday. Alaska’s state agency i…

Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge

JUNEAU, Alaska — In an aggressive move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days, and proposed stronger protections against development on vast swaths of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The Department of Interior’s scrapping of the leases comes after the Biden a…