Alaska Natives Cheer As Trump Admin Moves To Unleash Energy Biden Tried To Stifle
The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Thursday that it is moving to open up oil and gas development across large swaths of resource-rich land in Alaska, with some Native communities celebrating the sharp departure from the Biden-era crackdown.
The DOI announced Thursday that it is reopening the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for oil and gas leasing and is seeking lease sale location opportunities on the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), both expansive and energy-abundant tundras in the state. The Trump administration’s moves to unleash Alaska’s rich energy resources stands in stark contrast with Biden-era initiatives that blocked oil and gas development across the state — a shift that one Native community representative told the Daily Caller News Foundation they welcomed as necessary actions to support their economy.
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