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Biden moves on drilling in wildlife refuge but minimizes acreage |
The Biden administration is moving ahead with the smallest possible oil and gas lease sale mandated to take place in a wildlife refuge. |
The Bureau of Land Management is required to auction off opportunities to drill in the Alaska wildlife refuge by the end of this year under 2017's Tax Cuts and Job Act. Many Democrats have opposed drilling for oil there, and the Biden administration now says it will auction off only the minimum 400,000 acres required under the law. The rights to drill in the refuge will be auctioned off on Jan. 9 — just 11 days before President-elect Trump takes office. The lease sale will be the second one required by the law. The Trump administration carried out the first in 2021, though, ultimately, there was very little interest in the lease sale and only a few tracts received bids. The few drilling leases that were issued at the time were later suspended by the Biden administration, which cited "multiple legal deficiencies." In its new decision the Biden administration also said it is limiting the sale to the places with the highest potential for oil and gas discovery. It additionally does not offer up drilling in polar bear denning and migratory bird nesting areas — and seeks to protect other species such as caribou. Read more at TheHill.com. |
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President Biden on Monday formally designated the former site of a notorious boarding school for Native American children as a national monument, issuing a formal apology for the practice of forcibly removing children to such schools. |
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The shelf-life of electric vehicle (EV) batteries may be as much as 40 percent greater than previously assumed, a new study has found. |
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Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo is urging the Biden administration to take decisive regulatory action on “forever chemicals,” as the return of President-elect Trump to the White House looms near. |
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could reduce the scope of one of the nation's bedrock environmental laws. |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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The Biden administration is banning a cancer-causing substance used in dry cleaning and is also banning most uses of another, similar chemical. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments in a case that could limit the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act.
- The House Natural Resources Committee's Oversight subpanel will hold a hearing on anti-Israel protests on National Park Service land.
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) responded to President-elect Trump's threat that he would throw members who sat on the House committee that investigated rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in jail, calling his remarks an "assault on the rule of law." Read more |
| Luigi Mangione, 26, has been arrested in connection to the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. He was taken into custody in Pennsylvania. Read more |
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