Trump proposes to restore drilling in 13M Arctic acres restricted by Biden

The Trump administration is proposing to restore the potential for oil and gas drilling on 13 million acres of government-owned Arctic land that had previously been restricted by the Biden administration.

The acres in question are part of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, an area of 23 million acres in total that were set aside in 1923 by President Harding as an emergency supply of oil for the Navy.

The effort to open up more drilling in the area is not a surprise,...