Trump Set to Sign Off on New Arctic Drilling Surge
Ward Clark
Alaska's Congressional delegation, along with the support of House and Senate Republicans, has scored a major win on the energy front. Representative Nick Begich (AK-At Large) introduced House Joint Resolution 131, stripping Biden-era restrictions on oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Rep. Begich's resolution has passed the House of Representatives and the Senate and is headed to President Trump's desk for signature.
Alaska's entire Congressional delegation supported the move, including Rep. Begich and Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). And no, we're not tired of winning yet.
Alaska’s congressional delegation on Thursday succeeded in stripping Biden-era protections from the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, moving to expand opportunities for drilling there.
The U.S. Senate voted to eliminate the 2024 leasing program for the refuge that put much of the refuge’s 1.6-million-acre coastal plain off-limits to potential drilling.
The measure, introduced by Alaska U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for a signature, after the House passed it last month.
The vote opens the door for potential oil and gas activity across the coastal plain, as the Trump administration has sought.The vote does a lot more than just open the door for potential oil and gas activity.
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