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"The administration of United States President Joe Biden has announced that it
will cancel a number of oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge
previously issued under former President Donald Trump.
In a press release on Wednesday, the Department of the Interior (DOI)
authorised the cancellation of seven such leases in the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge in the state of Alaska.
The leases were issued to the state’s development agency in the closing days of
the Trump administration but have been suspended since June 2021, citing “legal
deficiencies”.
“With climate change warming the Arctic more than twice as fast as the rest of
the planet, we must do everything within our control to meet the highest
standards of care to protect this fragile ecosystem,” Interior Secretary Deb
Haaland said in Wednesday’s press release.
The move is the latest effort by the Biden administration to make good on
promises to shield more public lands from oil and gas development and combat
climate change, which has contributed to increases in extreme weather events
around the world.
Environmental groups have criticised the administration for perceived failures
to follow through on those promises, including a decision in March to approve a
large oil drilling project in Alaska."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
