Promise to protect 16m acres of Alaska and the Arctic circle from oil drilling comes as president prepares to reveal decision on Willow project
Joe Biden has announced new steps to ban oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean and limit onshore drilling in Alaska, as his administration reportedly prepares to approve a huge new oilfield in the state.
Nearly 3m acres (1.2m hectares) of the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean will be “indefinitely off limits” for oil and gas leasing, effectively closing off US Arctic waters to oil exploration.
Continue reading…Promise to protect 16m acres of Alaska and the Arctic circle from oil drilling comes as president prepares to reveal decision on Willow projectJoe Biden has announced new steps to ban oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean and limit onshore drilling in Alaska, as his administration reportedly prepares to approve a huge new oilfield in the state.Nearly 3m acres (1.2m hectares) of the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean will be “indefinitely off limits” for oil and gas leasing, effectively closing off US Arctic waters to oil exploration. Continue reading…