President Joe Biden Blocks Oil Drilling in Alaska Wildlands

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President Biden has moved to protect more than 10 million acres of Alaska's wild lands. The administration announced it will cancel seven oil and gas leases in the Arctic National wildfire Refuge Wildlife Refuge. Excuse me, leases issued under the Trump administration. The area provides habitat for a range of Arctic wildlife. This move will not block Conoco Phillips Willow projects which the president has already approved and is set to make 576 barrels of oil in the next 30 years.