Washington (AFP) June 28, 2024
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The Biden administration blocked a major roadway project in the northwest state of Alaska and advanced protections for swaths of Alaskan land from being exploited for natural resources, it announced Friday.
The decision will conserve 28 million acres (11 million hectares) in western Alaska from oil, gas and mining projects, protections the Trump administration had previously tried to withdra