Biden moves to limit oil drilling in Arctic Wildlife Refuge after Trump victory

Biden moves to limit oil drilling in Arctic Wildlife Refuge after Trump victory

According to a supplemental environmental impact statement from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management about the plan, oil development in the refuge would be limited much more than under the first Trump administration.

By Nicholas Ballasy

The Biden administration is seeking to limit oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, releasing a plan on Wednesday shortly after President-elect Trump’s victory in the presidential race.

Drilling in that area has been a hotly-contested issue for decades.

According to a supplemental environmental impact statement from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management about the plan, oil development in the refuge would be restricted much more than under the first Trump administration.

The Canning River, which flows on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, is seen from the air on Aug. 23, 2015. (Photo by Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

 (Photo by Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

The Alaska Beacon reports that “at least 400,000 acres in the refuge’s coastal plain would be available for oil and gas leasing, but only in areas deemed to have high potential for holding hydrocarbons and only under some new environmental restrictions to protect wildlife and other resources.”

*********

(TLB) published  this report with permission of John Solomon at Just the News.  Click Here to read about the staff at Just the News

Header featured image (edited) credit: Org. post content. Emphasis added by (TLB)

••••

••••

Stay tuned tuned…

••••

The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate, and for this we are grateful and excited! But we must also be practical. For 7 years we have not asked for any donations, and have built this project with our own funds as we grew. We are now experiencing ever increasing growing pains due to the large number of websites and projects we represent. So we have just installed donation buttons on our websites and ask that you consider this when you visit them. Nothing is too small. We thank you for all your support and your considerations … (TLB)

••••

Comment Policy: As a privately owned web site, we reserve the right to remove comments that contain spam, advertising, vulgarity, threats of violence, racism, or personal/abusive attacks on other users. This also applies to trolling, the use of more than one alias, or just intentional mischief. Enforcement of this policy is at the discretion of this websites administrators. Repeat offenders may be blocked or permanently banned without prior warning.

••••

Disclaimer: TLB websites contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available to our readers under the provisions of “fair use” in an effort to advance a better understanding of political, health, economic and social issues. The material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving it for research and educational purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material for purposes other than “fair use” you must request permission from the copyright owner.

••••

Disclaimer: The information and opinions shared are for informational purposes only including, but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material are not intended as medical advice or instruction. Nothing mentioned is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

1 Comment on Biden moves to limit oil drilling in Arctic Wildlife Refuge after Trump victory

  1. F that old fart whatever he does now can be undone in a couple of months, so he should just sit back and not make is bad legacy and worse than what it is.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*