Biden Admin Blocks Millions of Acres to Oil and Gas Drilling

The Biden administration has blocked off millions of acres of federal waters from a planned oil and gas lease sale after settling with environmental groups over habitat protections for a rare species of whale.
Biden Admin Blocks Millions of Acres to Oil and Gas Drilling
President Joe Biden delivers a speech in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Aug. 10, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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The Biden administration has blocked off millions of acres of federal waters from a planned oil and gas lease sale after settling with environmental groups over habitat protections for a rare species of whale.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said in an Aug. 23 notice that, as part of Lease Sale 261, it will offer around 67 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas drilling.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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