Biden administration to block drilling on millions of acres in Arctic Alaska

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42% :"Public lands belong to all Americans, and there are some places where oil and gas drilling and industrial development simply do not belong," she added.
41% : The Department of the Interior said in a press release that the actions will permanently ban oil and gas drilling on more than 10.6 million acres in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, ensuring "maximum protection" for more than 40% of the reserve, which is located in Alaska's North Slope and is the largest undisturbed public land in the U.S.BIDEN STRUGGLES TO HEAD OFF MOUNTING UNION TENSIONS AS HE PURSUES GREEN AGENDAAlaska is full of "breathtaking natural wonders" that need protection, President Joe Biden said Wednesday in a statement announcing the new protections.
34% : The Biden administration said Wednesday it will prohibit oil and gas drilling on millions of acres in Alaska's North Slope and revoke seven Trump-era oil and gas leases in the area, as part of the administration's effort to expand federal land protections, even in an energy-rich environment.

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