OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Biden suspends Arctic oil leases issued under Trump | Experts warn US needs to better prepare for hurricane season | Progressives set sights on Civilian Climate Corps
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By Rachel Frazin - 06/01/21 05:45 PM EDT
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Biden suspends Arctic oil leases issued under Trump | Experts warn US needs to better prepare for hurricane season | Progressives set sights on Civilian Climate Corps
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Today we’re looking at the suspension of ANWR leases, preparedness for hurricane season (or lack thereof) and the Sunrise Movement’s focus on the Civilian Climate Corps.
ANWR WAR CONTINUES: Biden administration suspends Arctic oil leases issued under Trump
The Biden administration will suspend controversial leases issued under the previous administration for drilling at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), it announced Tuesday.
The leases will be halted amid a further environmental review, which will determine whether they should be reaffirmed, voided or subject to additional measures to lessen their environmental impacts, according to an Interior Department statement.
An order signed on Tuesday by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said that a departmental review found "multiple legal deficiencies" in the record supporting the leases.
These included insufficient environmental analysis including "failure to adequately analyze a reasonable range of alternatives" in a prior environmental review and a failure to properly interpret the law authorizing the lease sales.
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