Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Latest Breaking News

FBaggins

(28,519 posts)

5. Didn't Congress make that change in 2017?

Reply to somsai (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 10:19 PM

Thursday

I remember one of President Biden's first acts was to pause leasing in the refuge. There wouldn't be a need to do that if it weren't already open to the activity

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

1 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

somsai

8 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Trump Reopens Oil Drilling Alaska Arctic Wildlife Refuge [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday OP

Drilling Not Happening VeryProgressive Thursday #1

Thank you for posting mahina Thursday #4

No drilling is allowed on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge somsai Thursday #2

Thank you for posting, this really comforted my breaking heart mahina Thursday #3

Didn't Congress make that change in 2017? FBaggins Thursday #5

He paused drilling on area 1002, on a map it looks like a sliver of land along the arctic ocean somsai Yesterday #8

Oil companies love collecting leases and then sitting on them jgmiller Thursday #6

:-( Lemon Lyman Yesterday #7