{"id":2024166,"date":"2023-09-06T23:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-cancels-7-trump-era-oil-and-gas-leases-in-alaskas-arctic-region\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T23:59:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:59:45","slug":"biden-admin-cancels-7-trump-era-oil-and-gas-leases-in-alaskas-arctic-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-cancels-7-trump-era-oil-and-gas-leases-in-alaskas-arctic-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden cancels 7 Trump oil leases in Arctic."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-cancels-7-trump-era-oil-and-gas-leases-in-alaskas-arctic-region%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024166&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Biden Administration Cancels Oil and Gas Leases\u200c in\u2064 Alaska<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration made\u2064 a significant announcement on\u200b Wednesday, revealing its decision \u200cto cancel seven oil and gas leases \u2062in\u2063 Alaska that were issued during the Trump administration. This move by the Department of the Interior is \u200baimed at safeguarding Alaska&#8217;s pristine Arctic region.<\/p>\n<p>The leases that have\u2062 been canceled cover 365,000 acres in \u200bthe Arctic \u200dNational Wildlife \u2063Refuge and the National \u2062Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). The\u200d NPR-A,\u2063 which is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-to-block-drilling-on-millions-of-acres-in-arctic-alaska\/\" title=\"Biden administration halts drilling on vast Arctic Alaska lands.\">largest undisturbed public land<\/a>\u2063 in\u2064 the \u200bUnited \u200cStates, \u2063spans over 23 million acres on the state&#8217;s North Slope.\u200c The department plans to ban new leases on more than 40 percent of the reserve.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting Alaska&#8217;s Pristine Arctic Region<\/h3>\n<p>The Biden \u2062administration&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-rights-campaign-investigates-alphonso-davids-role-in-helping-cuomo-discredit-metoo-accusers\/\" title=\"Human Rights Campaign Investigates Alphonso David\u2019s Role In Helping Cuomo Discredit #MeToo Accusers\">actions align<\/a> \u200dwith President Joe Biden&#8217;s broader conservation and climate \u2064agenda. President Biden emphasized the importance of preserving the Arctic \u200bregion, stating, \u200c&#8221;As\u200c the climate\u2062 crisis warms the Arctic \u200cmore than\u200b twice\u2062 as fast as\u2062 the rest \u200cof \u2064the world, we have a responsibility to protect this treasured \u2064region for all ages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, President Biden further explained, &#8220;Canceling all remaining oil and gas\u200b leases issued under the previous administration in the Arctic Refuge and \u2064protecting more than 13\u200b million \u200bacres \u2064in the Western Arctic\u2064 will help preserve \u200dour Arctic lands and \u2063wildlife, while honoring the culture,\u2063 history, and enduring wisdom of Alaska Natives \u200dwho have lived on these lands\u2063 since time immemorial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Legal Deficiencies and Proposed Regulations<\/h3>\n<p>The leases were initially suspended in\u200b June\u2064 2021 following Secretary Deb\u200c Haaland&#8217;s Order 3401 due to &#8220;multiple legal deficiencies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-cancels-7-trump-era-oil-and-gas-leases-in-alaskas-arctic-region\/\" title=\"Biden cancels 7 Trump oil leases in Arctic.\">underlying record supporting<\/a> the leases.&#8221; The Department of the Interior has \u2064now officially canceled \u200cthese \u2063leases based on a comprehensive analysis conducted by the Bureau of\u2062 Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Fish and \u200bWildlife Service (FWS).<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 addition \u200cto canceling the leases, the department has proposed new regulations for the NPR-A. These regulations\u2064 aim to \u200c&#8221;ensure maximum protection&#8221; for the \u2063&#8221;Special Areas in the reserve,\u2062 while supporting subsistence \u2064activities for \u2062Alaska Native communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Criticism and Response<\/h3>\n<p>While\u200b the Biden\u200d administration&#8217;s decision has been praised for its commitment to conservation and\u2063 climate action, it has also\u2064 faced\u2064 criticism. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) called the move &#8220;unlawful&#8221; and &#8220;devastating&#8221; for the state. He expressed concern about the impact on\u2063 Alaska&#8217;s energy security and the\u2064 Inupiat people of\u200b the North\u200c Slope.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. \u2062Sullivan stated,\u200b &#8220;This war on Alaska is devastating for not only Alaska\u200d but also the \u2063energy security of the nation. This unlawful cancellation\u2063 of leases \u2062brings us to \u200d55\u200b executive \u200corders and \u2063actions specifically targeting Alaska \u2064since President Biden \u2062assumed office.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Inupiat Community of the\u2064 Arctic Slope \u2064has been contacted for\u2062 comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Biden administration&#8217;s decision to cancel these\u200b oil and gas leases in Alaska reflects its commitment to\u2062 protecting the environment and addressing the\u2063 urgent challenges posed \u2063by climate change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration will cancel seven oil and gas leases in Alaska, covering 365,000 acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and National Petroleum Reserve. These leases were issued during the Trump administration. The Department of the Interior made this decision, impacting the 23 million-acre NPR-A in Alaska.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":618,"featured_media":2024167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2024166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/618"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2024166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2024166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2024166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2024166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}