The Interior Department announced Thursday a sweeping package of actions to boost energy development and modernize land and resource management in Alaska, including reopening a wildlife refuge that was restricted under the Biden administration.
The new plan reopens the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and natural gas leasing while streamlining permits for energy projects across federal land in Alaska.
The package also updates land-use and resource management rules to “modernize development” and support local economies, according to the department.
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