Legal Insurrection by Leslie Eastman 11/20/2025
Next up is Alaska.Leslie wrote about the House passing legislation to repeal a Biden-era plan that prevented coal leasing in Buffalo, WY.
The Senate just passed the legislation. It heads to President Donald Trump. Leslie’s writing below has all the details!
51-43: Senate along party lines passed legislation to repeal a Biden-era Bureau of Land Management plan preventing future coal leasing in Buffalo, Wyoming area. House passed the joint disapproval resolution 214-212 on Tuesday and it now heads to President Trump, who plans to sign…
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Last week, the Trump administration announced that it would be moving to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska, reversing the eco-activist and racialist policies enacted by Biden’s team that throttled the development of America’s energy resources.
The move reverses actions taken during the Biden administration to restrict development in half of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, 23 million acres of federal land in the North Slope. Despite having “petroleum” in its name, the expanse is some of the last remaining pristine wilderness in the country and contains some of the most important wildlife habitat in the Arctic.
The administration said in June that it planned to open the reserve to drilling and mining; Thursday’s announcement was the final step. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said it would “unlock Alaska’s energy potential, create jobs for North Slope communities and strengthen American energy security.”
More:
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/11/senate-votes-repeal-biden-era-plan-to-stop-coal-leasing-in-wyoming/
