Manchin trashes Biden administration decision
to pull US oil and gas leases in Alaska
Posted By: Garnet, 9/7/2023 3:22:04 PM
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) trashed the Biden administration's decision to pull oil and gas leases from Alaska on Wednesday, claiming the move was the latest example of the administration "caving to the radical Left." The Department of the Interior said on Wednesday it would prohibit oil and gas drilling on more than 10.6 million acress in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, ensuring "maximum protection" for more than 40% of the reserve, which is located in Alaska's North Slope and is the largest undisturbed public land in the United States.
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