{"id":2024394,"date":"2023-09-07T09:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/war-on-alaska-biden-admin-cancels-alaskan-oil-and-gas-leases-bans-drilling-on-millions-of-acres\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T09:32:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:32:11","slug":"war-on-alaska-biden-admin-cancels-alaskan-oil-and-gas-leases-bans-drilling-on-millions-of-acres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/war-on-alaska-biden-admin-cancels-alaskan-oil-and-gas-leases-bans-drilling-on-millions-of-acres\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration halts Alaskan oil and gas leases, bans drilling on vast acres in &#8216;War on Alaska&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fwar-on-alaska-biden-admin-cancels-alaskan-oil-and-gas-leases-bans-drilling-on-millions-of-acres%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=2024394&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 Takes Action\u200c to Protect Arctic \u2063Lands and Wildlife in Alaska<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration<\/a> announced on \u2063Wednesday that it would be \u200dcanceling oil and gas \u200cleases in the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve and move to ban drilling in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/alaska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alaska\u2019s<\/a> National Petroleum \u2064Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.gov\/pressreleases\/biden-harris-administration-takes-major-steps-protect-arctic-lands-and-wildlife-alaska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcement<\/a> from the \u200bDepartment of the Interior \u200cmeans that seven \u2063leases for drilling given during the Trump administration will be\u200b rescinded and that 13\u200d million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve will be\u200b off\u2063 limits for drilling if the proposed rule is approved. The \u2063leases <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-admin-axe-alaska-oil-gas-leases-backed-state-lawmakers-native-americans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were held<\/a> by the Alaska\u200d Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) \u200dand encompassed 365,775 acres.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting America&#8217;s Natural Wonders<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cAlaska is home \u200dto many of America\u2019s\u200c most\u2062 <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.\">breathtaking natural wonders<\/a> \u200band culturally significant areas. As the climate crisis warms \u200cthe Arctic more \u200bthan twice as fast as the rest of\u2063 the world,\u200d we have a responsibility to protect this\u200b treasured region for all ages,\u201d President Joe Biden said \u2063in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement\u2063 was opposed by\u200b top Alaskan officials, including Governor Mike Dunleavy and Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday the Biden Administration \u200bannounced that\u2063 it is cancelling \u200clegally-issued oil and gas leases in \u2064the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge section \u200ddesignated for oil and gas development. The\u2063 leases AIDEA\u200d holds in ANWR were properly\u2064 acquired\u2063 in a sale mandated by\u200c Congress,\u201d Dunleavy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovDunleavy\/status\/1699520164356927930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X.\u2064 \u201cIt\u2019s clear that President Biden needs a refresher\u200b on the Constitution\u2019s separation of\u2064 powers doctrine. Federal agencies don\u2019t get to rewrite laws, and that is exactly\u2064 what the Department of the Interior is trying to\u200d do\u200c here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/martinez-we-have-2-4-hour-lines-due-to-new-mexico-lockdown\/\" title=\"Martinez: 'We Have 2-4 Hour Lines' Due to New Mexico Lockdown\">governor added<\/a> that Alaska \u2062would \u200dturn to the courts to \u200bchallenge the Biden administration\u2019s moves to cut down on oil production. Sullivan said\u200b Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-thewrap-com-calls-out-gina-carano-susan-sarandon-double-standard\/\" title=\"Far-Left thewrap.com Calls Out Gina Carano-Susan Sarandon Double Standard\">actions endangered<\/a> the \u2064energy\u200d security\u2064 of the U.S.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This war on Alaska\u2062 is devastating \u200dfor\u200d not only Alaska but also the energy security of the nation. This unlawful\u200d cancellation of leases brings \u200cus to \u206455 executive orders and actions \u200cspecifically targeting Alaska since President Biden assumed\u2064 office. (1\/2)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FAEd6i6T9m\">https:\/\/t.co\/FAEd6i6T9m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Dan\u2064 Sullivan (@SenDanSullivan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenDanSullivan\/status\/1699500517574009053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September \u200b6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Secretary\u2063 of Interior \u2064Deb \u200cHaaland <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.gov\/pressreleases\/biden-harris-administration-takes-major-steps-protect-arctic-lands-and-wildlife-alaska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that the decision\u2064 was made to protect the environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith climate change warming the Arctic more than \u2062twice as fast as the rest of the\u2062 planet,\u2062 we must do\u2063 everything within \u2063our control to meet the\u200b highest standards of care\u2064 to\u200c protect this fragile ecosystem,\u201d Haaland said in a statement. \u201cPresident Biden is delivering on the most\u200c ambitious climate and conservation \u2064agenda in history. The steps we are taking \u2064today further that commitment, based \u2064on the\u200c best available science and in recognition of \u2064the Indigenous Knowledge of the original \u2062stewards of this area, to\u2064 safeguard our public lands for \u200cfuture generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200b the fact \u2064that Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/death-by-a-thousand-cuts-oil-executive-details-how-biden-is-a-drag-on-the-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">canceled<\/a> \u2064the Keystone\u2062 XL\u2062 pipeline expansion and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/war-on-alaska-biden-admin-cancels-alaskan-oil-and-gas-leases-bans-drilling-on-millions-of-acres\/\" title=\"Biden Administration halts Alaskan oil and gas leases, bans drilling on vast acres in 'War on Alaska'.\">aggressively pushed green\u2062 energy<\/a>, climate activists are still angry at Biden after he <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/alaska-arctic-refuge-oil-gas-leases-interior-318dcc3f2d5b104a800bf3ba48e764b7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allowed<\/a> the Willow\u2062 oil project \u2062in Alaska\u2019s North Slope\u200b to go forward, which could end up yielding 180,000\u2062 gallons\u200c of oil per day. The \u2064decision to end the leases and block drilling comes\u2064 as gas prices\u200c across the country remain \u200chigh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration will cancel oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve and ban drilling in Alaska&#8217;s National Petroleum Reserve. The Department of the Interior&#8217;s announcement revokes seven Trump-era drilling leases and prohibits 13 more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2024395,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2024394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2024394","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\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2024394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2024394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2024394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2024394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}