Biden Indefinitely Blocks Millions Of Acres Of Land, Water From Future Oil Drilling

Posted on March 13, 2023
Biden Indefinitely Blocks Millions Of Acres Of Land, Water From Future Oil Drilling

PRUDOE BAY, ALASKA - UNDATED: This photo provided by BP shows the company's Prudoe Bay oil field facility in in Prudoe Bay, Alaska. BP announced August 6, 2006 that it had begun shutting down 400,000 barrels of daily oil production at Prudhoe Bay due to a leak caused by corrosion that will force them to replace 16 miles of pipeline at the facility. (Photo by BP via Getty Images)

The Biden administration announced Sunday evening that it is indefinitely blocking 16 million acres of federal land and water in Alaska from future fossil fuel drilling.

Photo by BP