US EditionRepublicans vote to roll back Biden-era restrictions on mining and drilling in 3 Western states
Republicans used the Congressional Review Act to overturn Biden-era limits, aiming to boost energy production and jobs on public lands in Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota.
- On Thursday, Congressional Republicans voted to roll back Biden-era restrictions on mining, drilling and development across three Western US states, and the U.S. Senate approved the rescissions 50-46 after the House backed the repeals last month under the Congressional Review Act.
- Using the Congressional Review Act, Republican lawmakers target rules finalized late in President Joe Biden's term, aiming to open taxpayer-owned public lands for energy and mining industry jobs and revenue.
- Ambler Road supporters say reviving a proposed 211-mile route will open Alaska wilderness to mining of copper, cobalt and other critical minerals, and the rollbacks would also lift a block on new mining leases in the Powder River Basin.
- President Donald Trump is expected to sign the measures, which would take effect upon his signature; supporters say the legislation restores economic opportunity and strengthens U.S. energy and mineral security.
- Opponents warn the rollbacks undermine environmental protections, weaken climate goals and could provoke legal challenges, while similar rollbacks occurred earlier this week in Montana and North Dakota and administration actions include Ambler Road approval and a large coal sale.
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Congressional Republicans roll back Western public lands restrictions, advancing Trump’s energy agenda
Congressional Republicans have passed legislation repealing key Biden‐era land management restrictions on mining, drilling, and development across three Western US states, in a move that directly supports President Donald Trump’s push to expand energy production on public lands. The rollbacks affect large tracts in Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota and mirror the administration’s broader deregulatory plans. Acting under the Congressional Review …
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Omaha World-HeraldRepublicans roll back Biden mining restrictions
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans voted Thursday to roll back restrictions on mining, drilling and other development in three Western states, advancing President Donald Trump's ambitions to expand energy production from public lands.
The U.S. Congress formally passed a bill to revoke Biden-era restrictions on mining, drilling and other development activities in three western states: Alaska, Montana and North Dakota.
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