Biden Reverses Trump Policy on Arctic Oil Drilling

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Blake Montgomery

Former Reporter/Editor

Published Jun. 01, 2021 11:00PM EDT

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Reuters

The Biden administration has suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Donald Trump’s Interior Department had implemented a policy of allowing oil companies to tap the large reserve beneath the refuge, a change decried by environmental groups and welcomed by oil businesses. Biden had instituted a temporary ban on drilling his first day in office, but Tuesday’s order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland makes the change more lasting. Large populations of polar bears, caribou, and snowy owls inhabit the refuge, which spans 19.6 million acres and is considered sacred by some Native Alaskan tribes.

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Biden Reverses Trump Policy on Arctic Oil Drilling

Blake Montgomery

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Reuters