From BBC.com: Biden cancels Trump drilling leases in Alaska's largest wildlife refuge

#Alaska #anwr

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66736453

"The Biden Administration is ending drilling leases in ANWR, at least for now...The leases were originally issued by the Trump administration.

"Alaska oil drilling projects have been top of mind for both the administration and voters this year. The latest announcement comes several months after Biden approved the Willow Project, the biggest new oil development in Alaska in decades, resulting in blowback to the administration."
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/06/1197945859/anwr-alaska-drilling-oil-gas-leases-environment-energy-climate-change
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#Biden #WillowProject #ANWR #FossilFuels

Biden administration to announce cancellation of Alaska wildlife drilling leases #ANWR #Arctic

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-administration-announce-cancellation-alaska-wildlife-drilling-leases-2023-09-06

As ExxonMobil Dismisses Drilling in Arctic Refuge, Locals Say 'Congress Must Act'
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"This is a significant win for the Arctic and for the climate," said one campaigner. "Don't just take our word for it, take Exxon's: Oil and gas drilling in the Arctic is bad business."

Defenders of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife...
https://alaska-native-news.com/as-exxonmobil-dismisses-drilling-in-arctic-refuge-locals-say-congress-must-act/67396/
#exxon #anwr #arctic #alaska #drilling

Insurance Giant Chubb Praised for Ban on Underwriting Arctic Refuge Drilling
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While a Gwich'in Steering Committee leader said the policy "is a first for the American insurance industry and shows leadership to protect sacred lands," Chubb's board opposes climate and human rights shareholder resolutions....
https://alaska-native-news.com/insurance-giant-chubb-praised-for-ban-on-underwriting-arctic-refuge-drilling/67282/
#insurence #chubb #underwriters #willow #oil #gas #anwr

US District Court Orders IBLA to Look at Evidence of Alaska’s Withheld 20,000 Acres in ANWR Boundary Error
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Map showing ANWR and the 1002 Area. Image-USGS

(Anchorage, AK) – In response to a motion to supplement the record, the United States District Court has found that the...
https://alaska-native-news.com/us-district-court-orders-ibla-to-look-at-evidence-of-alaskas-withheld-20000-acres-in-anwr-boundary-error/66799/
#alaska #anwr #boundries #mistake #suit #ibla #blm

"The findings highlight the consistency with which #caribou have used the landscape over time..They also point to the importance of conserving the Coastal Plain as a calving ground, he said, especially given recent interest in developing the region for oil and gas extraction." https://cabinradio.ca/121628/news/beaufort-delta/ancient-antlers-show-caribou-calving-grounds-persist-over-millennia/

#ANWR #Alaska #Arctic #ecosystems

@starbuck @mongabay There are generations of Gwich'in Nation people in #NWT, #Yukon and #Alaska who have dedicated their lives to protecting the Porcupine #Caribou herd, #Arctic #ecosystems, and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (#ANWR). I for one am deeply grateful to them.

5 Reasons to drill in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge instead of draining petroleum reserve

#ANWR #drill #oilproduction
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/5-reasons-drill-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-instead-draining-petroleum-reserve

#US #Senate #Budget #Resolution Breathes Life into #ANWR | Competitive Enterprise Institute https://cei.org/blog/senate-budget-resolution-breathes-life-anwr