The Senate voted on Thursday to walk back environmental protections in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve that were imposed by the Biden administration, in Republicans’ latest effort to expand oil and gas drilling in the state.
In a 52-45 vote, the Senate voted in favor of nullifying the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision issued by the Bureau of Land Management under former President Joe Biden.
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