Biden Cancels Offshore Drilling in Alaska and Gulf of Mexico

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Takeaways:

  • The U.S. Department of the Interior announced that they are canceling three offshore oil and gas drilling lease sales.
  • These project were to take place in Alaska’s Cook Inlet and in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • This means that millions of acres of coastal waters will no longer be sold and subject to fossil fuel extraction.

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