Cancels 2024 Arctic refuge oil and gas leasing rule

Would cancel a 2024 decision that kept about 1.2 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain unavailable for oil and gas leasing.

• The 2024 rule made about 1.2 million acres unavailable for leasing or exploration
• It required at least 400,000 acres to be available in a lease sale
• The earlier 2020 decision had made all 1.6 million acres available
• The rule being canceled was issued on December 9, 2024

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