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Biden Proposes New Protections From Oil and Gas Drilling in Western Arctic
Indigenous groups in Alaska were joined by climate advocates on Friday in welcoming the Biden administration's proposal to expand protections from oil and gas drilling in the Western Arctic, though some groups emphasized that the federal government …