US EditionTrump administration proposal would lift Biden-era limits on Alaska oil drilling
- The Trump administration sought to reverse Biden-era limitations on oil and gas exploration within Alaska's 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve to promote greater development in the region.
- This proposal responds to a 2024 rule finalized under Biden that banned leasing on about 13 million acres to protect wildlife habitats and Indigenous ways of life.
- At a town hall in Utqiagvik on June 1, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum revealed the shift in policy, highlighting the importance of responsible development to bolster American energy security and maintain local revenue sources.
- The reserve contains approximately 8.7 billion barrels of oil that can be extracted, and Burgum emphasized that the new approach aims to realign energy policies and secure the nation’s energy prospects.
- The proposal opens a public comment period and signals a possible rapid reversal of leasing bans, aiming to boost domestic production and reduce reliance on foreign fuels.
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Comment: Drilling in Alaska tough enough; Trump isn’t helping
HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington Despite his drill-baby-drill promises, Trumps’ trade and energy policies are working against him. Comment: Drilling in Alaska tough enough; Trump isn’t helping Wire Service
Trump officials open up millions of acres in Alaska to drilling and mining
Millions of acres of Alaska wilderness will lose federal protections and be exposed to drilling and mining in the Trump administration’s latest move to prioritize energy production over the shielding of the U.S.’s open spaces. Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, said on Monday that the government would reverse an order issued by Joe Biden in December that banned drilling in the remote 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, or NPR-A,…
Trump Officials Open Millions of Acres of Alaska Wildlands to Oil and Gas Drilling
United States Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced on Monday that the federal government had proposed the reversal of a Biden-era order banning oil and gas drilling on the 23-million acre National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska’s North Slope. The remote area is home to a diverse array of wildlife, including threatened polar bears, caribou and migratory birds. A press release from the Interior Department said that, following a “thorough l…
Environmentalists criticize Trump administration push for new oil and gas drilling in Alaska
Top Trump administration officials — fresh off touring one of the country's largest oil fields in the Alaska Arctic — headlined an energy conference led by the state's Republican governor on Tuesday that environmentalists criticized as promoting new oil and gas drilling and turning away from the climate crisis. Several dozen protesters were outside Gov. Mike Dunleavy's annual Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference in Anchorage, where U.S. Interior…
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