Biden, Trump and Alaska

Trump signs executive order reversing Biden-era restrictions on oil and gas exploration in Alaska
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump in the first hours of his second term reversed Biden administration orders that restricted oil and gas development in Alaska.
Alaska Natives say Biden's last act against oil and gas makes them more eager for Trump’s return
While presented as an expansion of protections for Alaska Native traditions, native communities in the North Slope have long been critical of the Biden-Harris administration’s war on oil and gas in the region,
Trump Repeals Biden's Efforts to Block Oil Drilling on US Coasts, Arctic
Biden's move had been considered mostly symbolic, as it would not impact areas where oil and gas development was currently underway, and mainly covered zones where drillers had no
Trump signs executive order supporting oil and gas drilling in Alaska
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday night bringing “drill, baby, drill” to Alaska, focusing on unleashing the possibility of oil and gas development. “The State of Alaska holds an abundant and largely untapped supply of natural resources including,
Trump repeals 2023 memo barring Arctic oil drilling in some 16 million acres
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday repealing a 2023 memo from former President Joe Biden that barred oil drilling in some 16 million acres in the Arctic, the White House announced.
Trump targets Alaska's oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight
Alaska's political leaders are cheering an expansive executive order signed by President Donald Trump that aims to boost oil ...
Biden administration moves to protect more of Alaska refuge from drilling
President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday moved to put more of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off limits to ...
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Biden administration, in its last days, proposes new protections for Arctic Alaska land
Four days before President Joe Biden is set to leave office, his administration recommended that about 3 million more acres ...
Trump order seeks to change the name of North America’s tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley
In 2015, the name of the peak was changed during the Obama administration to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives and ...
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AG Ken Paxton sues Biden during final hours of presidency to stop ban on offshore drilling
Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Biden Administration during its final hours to prevent President Joe Biden’s ...
Biden makes last-minute bid to thwart Arctic oil drilling
The Biden administration advanced a plan to limit oil drilling and infrastructure across more of Alaska’s National Petroleum ...
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Biden Makes Last-Minute Bid to Slow Arctic Oil Drilling
The Interior Department’s Jan. 16 move represents the latest step by outgoing President Joe ... as Biden Rushes Infrastructure Projects “Fish and wildlife have provided food for Alaska Native ...
Trump reveals contents of letter from Biden
The letter was dated Jan. 20, 2025, and signed “Joe Biden.” Trump found the letter inside the Resolute Desk in the Oval ...