Biden bars oil drilling across wide swath of Alaska’s Arctic

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By Max GrahamSep 7, 2023, 12:31 am195 pts
The Biden Administration took steps to set aside millions of acres of undeveloped land and vital habitat for migratory birds, grizzly and polar bears, and caribou in the Arctic on Wednesday, announcing plans to prevent drilling in some areas and cancel all remaining oil and gas leases in the Arctic National…

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