Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration Opening Millions of Acres of Protected Public Lands to Mining

CleanTechnica
By Press ReleaseFeb 20, 2026, 9:16 pm126 ptsTrending
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior announced today it would revoke two public land orders to open more than two million acres of public lands in Alaska to drilling and mining. In an announcement late Friday afternoon, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued an order rescinding two land…

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