Biden puts 2-year hold on decision whether to open 28M acres of USBLM land in Alaska to mining

The Interior Department on Thursday announced a two-year delay of a determination on opening millions of acres in Alaska to mining.

The effective date for the public lands orders, which affect 28 million acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Alaska, will be delayed for two years, according to the Interior announcement.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/548419-interior-delays-consideration-of-opening-public-alaska-lands-to