The U.S. Department of the Interior said Wednesday that it would cancel seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and at the same time safeguard more than half of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, both on Alaska’s North Slope. Both the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWAR) […]
“Our sacred land is only temporarily safe from oil and gas development,” said one First Nations leader, urging Congress and the White House to “permanently protect the Arctic Refuge.” Indigenous tribes and climate campaigners applauded the Biden administration’s announcement Wednesday that it will cancel all existing oil and gas drilling leases in the Arctic National […]
U.S. first lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said in a statement Monday. “Following the First Lady’s positive test for COVID-19, President Biden was administered a COVID test this evening. The president tested negative,” the statement said. The White House said President Joe Biden, who is scheduled to travel Thursday to […]
“Congress and local elected officials must now step in and do more to protect clean water through durable legislation and state-based action,” said one advocate. Under a U.S. Supreme Court ruling condemned by clean water advocates earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced a revised rule that could clear the way for […]