Interior Proposes Repealing Biden-Era Drilling Limits on 13 Million Acres in Alaska

The Department of the Interior on June 2 formally proposed rescinding a 2024 rule that imposed new limits on oil and gas activity across Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, calling the Biden-era policy an overreach that hinders domestic energy production.

The move would eliminate restrictions covering roughly 13 million acres and restore a previous regulatory framework that governed leasing before the rule took effect last year.