Oil, Gas Drilling Blocked In Alaska Wilds As Biden Seeks Green Cred

Source: International Business Times

The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) is an ecologically important region for grizzly and polar bears, caribou (reindeer) and hundreds of thousands of migratory birds AFP The United States on Friday blocked oil, gas and mining operations across tracts of unspoiled wilderness in Alaska, winning praise from environmentalists for safeguarding habitat for polar bears, caribou and other Arctic species. More than 13 million acres (5. 2 million hectares) in the Western Arctic will come under new federal protection, while a permit to build a major road to access a valuable copper deposit was denied -- angering some locals.