Biden Gets a Broadside from Alaska Lawmakers After His Latest Move
A Biden administration decision that counteracts former President Donald Trump’s plan to expand areas of Alaska that could be used for energy development is being denounced by state officials.
The Department of the Interior has taken a step back from Trump’s plans to allow oil leasing and development in more than 80 percent of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, Reuters reported this week.
Instead, the Biden administration will revert to an Obama administration plan that limited development to about half of the reserve.
“This decision reflects the Biden-Harris administration’s priority of reviewing existing oil and gas programs to ensure balance on America’s public lands and waters to benefit current and future generations,” the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said in a statement.
