Trump Reopens Alaska’s Arctic to Oil Drilling

President Trump has removed legislative protections from the Biden presidency that restricted oil and gas exploration in Alaska, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and federal lands in the state. Bloomberg reported today that the changes came in the form of several congressional measures under the Congressional Review Act and prompted a quick reaction from the environmentalist lobby. The president’s move was “a direct attack on public input, science, and responsible stewardship of public lands, wildlife, water, Indigenous…