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Biden Administration Cancels Seven Oil And Gas Leases In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Taking advantage of what the Biden administration maintains were "legal deficiencies" in oil and gas leases in the Artcic National Wildlife Refuge granted by the Trump administration, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Wednesday canceled seven leases there while the U.S. Bureau of Land Management issued a proposed regulation to rewrite oil and gas leasing operations for the nearby National Petroleum Reserve No. 4 that would "ensure maximum protection" for more than 13 million acres in the reserve.

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 238 | Flooded Death Valley

It’s been nearly eight years since a storm of historic proportions pounded Death Valley National Park and did extensive damage in Grapevine Canyon in the northeastern corner of the park where Scotty’s Castle stands. The popular tourist attraction still has not reopened as repair work continues.
 
That storm was described as a once-in-a-thousand years storm.
 

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