The Biden administration is withdrawing a Trump-era proposal to relax standards governing oil exploration in Arctic waters off the Alaska coast.1. The existing requirements for exploratory oil drilling in the region, which were established in 2016, remain in force2. Interior’s decision effectively scraps changes that had been proposed in December 20203. “The Arctic exploratory drilling regulations released in 2016 are critical to ensuring adequate safety and environmental protections for this sensitive ecosystem and Alaska Nativesubsistence activities,” the Interior Dept said in an emailed statement.
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