One of the plethora of executive orders President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska. While state political leaders ...

(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File) JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump’s expansive executive order aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska is being cheered by state ...

Explainer-Can Trump Overturn Biden's Offshore Drilling Ban? By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - President Donald Trump in an executive order on Monday revoked a ban imposed by former Democratic President ...

Trump Orders US Waters Open to Oil Drilling, Reversing Biden Action seen delivering on his vow to unleash American energy Biden had blocked new offshore oil leases in 625 million acres ...

But Obama’s and Biden’s drilling bans are rooted in a 72-year-old federal law that explicitly empowers presidents to withdraw US waters from oil and gas leasing without explicitly authorizing ...

Biden said the move aligned with his efforts to combat climate change, saying "drilling off these coasts could cause irreversible damage to places we hold dear and is unnecessary to meet our ...

President Trump late Monday issued a pair of executive orders that seek to bolster oil and gas drilling — including in contentious areas of Alaska. One order seeks to open up drilling in Alaska ...

President Trump has lifted some of former President Biden’s efforts to restrict oil and gas drilling on public lands and waters — though his move could face court hurdles. Trump’s decision ...

The order rescinds 78 executive orders and actions issued by the former administration, including protections for federal waters that bar future drilling operations. Trump may face roadblocks in ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The US announced plans to withdraw from the Paris climate accord and expand oil and gas drilling, rejecting global climate efforts amid worsening weather events ...

The new protections, which take effect immediately, create a legal hurdle that could slow down, though probably not stop, efforts by the Trump administration to expand drilling in part of the ...

in a last-minute bid to complicate President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to boost drilling in the area. The Interior Department, which manages ANWR, said it had identified areas, opens new tab of ...