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September 7, 2023

Biden to Cancel Oil & Gas Leases in Alaska Wildlife Refuge, But Willow Project Remains
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The Biden administration said it is canceling all existing oil and gas
drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska and
banning drilling on 13 million acres, or over half of the National
Petroleum Reserve. But the new regulations will not block the $8 billion
Willow project, which Biden approved earlier this year despite
widespread objections from environmentalists and Indigenous activists.
Climate activists are calling on the Biden administration to go further
and end all oil and gas drilling.


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