Biden administration officials in the Bureau of Land Management on Monday announced plans to return to Obama-era rules for oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
A northern section of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska on the state's North Slope.
The plan approved under Trump opened an additional 7 million acres to industry leasing, or about 30% of the reserve, making a total of about 18.5 million acres on the western North Slope open to development. However, since 2013 a handful of large oil discoveries have been made around the Teshekpuk Lake area, most notably ConocoPhillips’ $8 billion Willow prospect.
Kristen Miller, acting executive director for the Alaska Wilderness League said the Trump administration’s changes to the NPR-A plan were rushed and violated multiple federal environmental laws.“Returning to the 2013 management plan is the right move and will restore protections to the reserve’s critical special areas, in particular Teshekpuk Lake.
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