Biden indefinitely blocks oil drilling on millions of acres of federal land

THe Biden administration Sunday evening, it announced that it will block all fossil fuel drilling in federal land on 16 million acres. Alaska.

The Interior Department announced the decision, which plans to ban drilling on almost three million acres in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska’s northern coast. It also plans to limit drilling on more 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve located in North Slope Borough in Alaska. The NPR is an extensive area of federal land, which has been declared inaccessible to drilling. Congress for resource development.

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“With these actions, President Biden continues to deliver on the most aggressive climate agenda in American history,” The Interior Department released a statement. “He has made the United States a magnet for clean energy manufacturing and jobs. He secured record investments in climate resilience and environmental justice.”

“And his economic agenda has put the United States back on track to reach its climate goals for 2030 and 2050, all while reducing America’s reliance on oil and protecting American families from the impact of Putin’s war on global energy markets,” The statement went on.

According to the agency’s information, the administration will limit future oil production at the Teshekpuk Lake (Utukok Uplands), Colville River, Kasegaluk Lagoon, Colville River, and Utukok Uplands. “special areas” Peard Bay is well-known for its rich wildlife population. The department announced plans to stop the construction of certain fossil fuel pipeline infrastructures in northern Alaska.

As regulators decide whether to allow the controversial Willow oil drilling project in the petroleum reserve, $8 billion, the announcement is made.