Biden reverses Trump move to open up more oil drilling in Arctic - BitcoinEthereumNews.com
KabuhayanBinaligtad ni Biden ang hakbang ni Trump upang magbukas ng higit pang pagbabarena ng langis sa Arctic04 / 25 / 2022Balita ng Ethereum ng Bitcoin A polar bear sow and two cubs are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Reuters The Biden administration on Monday reversed a Trump administration plan that would have allowed the government to lease more than two-thirds of the countrys largest swath of public land to oil and gas drilling. The Bureau of Land Management‘s desisyon will shrink the amount of land available for lease in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, a roughly 23 million acre region that’s home to wildlife like caribou and polar bears. The decision returns to an Obama administration plan that allows fossil fuel extraction in up to 52% of the reserve, compared to the Trump administrations effort to open up 82% of the land to drilling. It will also reinstate some environmental protections for designated areas of the reserve, including Teshekpuk Lake, a wetland complex that is uniquely rich with wildlife. The move comes after the number of oil and gas permits approved by the Bureau of Land Management for