Biden Administration Targets Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

This undated photo shows the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Getty Images

The Biden administration released a notice of intent on Aug. 4 that it intends to prepare a new environmental impact statement on oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain in Alaska.

The notice from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which permits “comments on issues, impacts, and potential new alternatives to be analyzed may be submitted in writing until October 4, 2021,” cites “legal deficiencies” in the Trump administration’s environmental impact statement as motivation for the new statement.