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- The Biden administration is planning a minimal oil lease sale in Alaska
- The decision is in line with the administration's focus on climate change
- The sale will only include a small portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- The move is being criticized by some as not going far enough to protect the environment
- The article was written by Charles Kennedy and has a neutral tone
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Biden Administration Plans Minimal Alaska Oil Lease Sale
The Biden Administration plans to offer the minimal possible acreage in a Congress-mandated oil and gas lease sale in the coastal plain of Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said late on Wednesday. The BLM is required in the 2017 Tax Act by Congress to hold two lease sales in the Coastal Plain within seven years of enactment. The bureau has now released...
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