The DOI has kicked off a new effort to streamline the permitting process for oil and gas infrastructure in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, it said in statement.
The Dept of the Interior transferred 1.4 million acres of land along the Dalton Utility Corridor to Alaska, giving the state more control over its resources.
The Interior Dept. unveiled plans for new offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of America and Alaska’s Cook Inlet under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Sec. Burgum signed order to rein in “environmentally damaging” wind and solar projects and ensure federal lands are used optimally for energy initiatives.