Biden Administration Cancels 7 Trump-Era Oil, Gas Leases in Alaska’s Arctic

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it would cancel seven oil and gas leases in Alaska that were issued during the Trump administration.

A demonstrator holds a sign against drilling in the Arctic Refuge on the 58th anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 11, 2018. Saul Loeb AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration on Sept. 6 canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) that were issued during the Trump administration.

The leases canceled by the Department of the Interior cover 365,000 acres in ANWR and the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A).