The mandate also targets oil and gas leasing in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and again revokes the conservation status of 28 million acres of public land that had been withdrawn from mineral and energy development since 1971.
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Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
So far, however, the status has been withdrawn only from Venezuelans.
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