Alaska drilling blocked - Alex Murdaugh retrial request - China's chip advancement

Source: Bloomberg

1. Summary
   The Department of the Interior on Wednesday issued a proposal to block oil drilling in about half of the land in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The reserve is the nation's largest expanse of public land, and has some of the richest oil reserves in the country. The protection does not apply to the Willow Project, a major oil project that President Biden approved in March despite criticism from progressives.
   
   The department is also canceling seven leases approved by the Trump administration for oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Drilling had been banned in the refuge for decades until Congress in 2017 required the establishment of an oil and gas program there. The Interior Department suspended it in 2021 pending an environmental analysis.
   
   State and local officials describe the moves as federal overreach. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said the policy would have a chilling effect on future investment. The Interior Department says the Trump administration failed to properly evaluate the climate impact of the leases as required by law.

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