{"id":2225608,"date":"2024-04-19T19:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T23:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-limits-gas-and-oil-drilling-in-alaska\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T19:37:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T23:37:29","slug":"biden-administration-limits-gas-and-oil-drilling-in-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-limits-gas-and-oil-drilling-in-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biden administration imposes restrictions on oil and gas drilling in Alaska"},"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\">24<\/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-administration-limits-gas-and-oil-drilling-in-alaska%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=2225608&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--><p>The Interior Department unveiled new regulations\u2062 restricting oil drilling on\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-indefinitely-blocks-oil-drilling-on-millions-of-acres-of-federal-land\/\" title=\"Biden indefinitely blocks oil drilling on millions of acres of federal land\">13 million acres<\/a> in Alaska. This rule protects 40% of Alaska&#8217;s\u200d reserve, with 10.6 \u2063million acres shielded by the Bureau of Land Management. President Biden praised the conservation effort, emphasizing \u200cthe need for further action to combat the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-signed-40-executive-orders-and-actions-since-taking-office\/\" title=\"Biden has signed 40 executive orders and actions since taking office\">climate crisis<\/a> and preserve America&#8217;s natural resources. The \u200dInterior Department&#8217;s\u200d new regulations limit oil\u200c drilling on 13 million acres in Alaska, safeguarding\u200b 40% of the state&#8217;s reserve. 10.6 million\u200c acres will be protected \u200dby the Bureau\u2062 of Land Management.\u2062 President Biden commended these conservation measures,\u2062 stressing the importance of addressing the climate crisis \u2062and protecting the country&#8217;s natural resources.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/interior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Interior Department<\/a> released a new regulation Friday that will affect 13 million acres in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alaska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alaska<\/a>, prohibiting drilling for <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oil(opens%20in%20a%20new%20tab)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>oil<\/a> on the land.<\/p>\n<p>The Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska rule will affect 40% of Alaska\u2019s reserve, as 10.6 million acres will be completely protected by the Bureau of Land Management while the remaining amount will have limited protection. According to the Interior Department, this area is a \u201cglobally significant intact habitat for wildlife, including grizzly and polar bears, caribou and hundreds of thousands of migratory birds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden expressed his pleasure in the regulation in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/04\/19\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-protecting-alaskas-arctic-lands-waters-and-wildlife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a> Friday, saying he is \u201cproud\u201d of the conservation effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom safeguarding sacred lands near the Grand Canyon to protecting Alaskan treasures, my Administration has conserved more than 41 million acres of lands and waters,\u201d Biden\u2019s statement read. \u201cBut as the climate crisis imperils communities across the country, more must be done. My Administration will continue to take ambitious action to meet the urgency of the climate crisis, protect America\u2019s lands and waters, and fulfill our responsibility to the next generation of Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no question, using the best available science and incorporating Indigenous Knowledge practiced over millennia, that these decisions will help biological, cultural, historic and subsistence resources, safeguarding the way of life for the Indigenous people who have called this special place home since time immemorial,\u201d Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/pressreleases\/biden-harris-administration-takes-critical-action-protect-alaska-native-subsistence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Bureau of Land Management issued its own ruling on a road some 211 miles long in north central Alaska to establish the Ambler Mining District. This road, which would result in mining copper, zinc, cobalt, and other minerals, could, per the department, \u201cirrevocably impact resources, including those supporting important subsistence uses, in ways that cannot be adequately mitigated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply disappointed by the Bureau of Land Management\u2019s politically motivated decision to block construction of the Ambler Access Project,\u201d Ambler Metals Managing Director Kaleb Froehlich said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/609aa0c9e3ec3922b67ac245\/t\/6622ac40df84db3744b653a7\/1713548352176\/Ambler_FinalSEISpressrelease+V2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a>. \u201cIn doing so, the Department of the Interior is depriving Alaska Native communities of thousands of good-paying jobs and millions of dollars of badly needed tax revenues and economic investment, as well as preventing the United States from developing a domestic supply of minerals that are critical for clean energy technology and national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amber Metals cited support from First Chief of the Allakaket Tribal Council PJ Simon and the area\u2019s assemblyman, Miles Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>Alaska\u2019s North Slope contains six of the 100 largest oil fields in the United States. The state was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/state\/analysis.php?sid=AK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sixth in oil production\">sixth in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-bidens-policies-to-produce-massive-inflation\/\" title=\"Reports: Biden\u2019s policies to produce massive inflation\">oil production<\/a><\/a> last year, producing 426,000 barrels per day. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, the Interior Department issued a new rule impacting 13 million acres in Alaska. This regulation bans oil drilling, affecting 40% of Alaska\u2019s reserve. The Bureau of Land Management will protect 10.6 million acres under the Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska rule<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2225609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP20269839761370-1024x678.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2225608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP20269839761370-1024x678.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225608","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2225609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}