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Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm. The...
Appeals court weighs whether to let stand Biden's approval of Willow oil project in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An appeals court panel is deciding whether to let stand the Biden administration's approval of the massive Willow oil project in a federal petroleum reserve on Alaska's North Slope. Environmentalists and a grassroots group called Sovereign Iñupiat for a...
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