BLM Proposes 60 Day Decisions for Arctic Oil Sites Within 25 Miles of Existing Alaska Infrastructure
Nature World News | 07.09.2026 21:00
The Bureau of Land Management has proposed a rule that would give qualifying oil and gas production sites in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska a decision within 60 days of a complete application, with no additional project-level environmental analysis required. The proposed rule went on public inspection at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time on September 4 and is scheduled for Federal Register publication on September 8, at 91 FR 57091.
