Today, Biden signed 17 Executive Orders today. Several are ones that SILA staff are excited and overjoyed about, but the one we want to focus on is one that affects oil extraction and production on the North Slope.

The Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis has an entire section (Sect. 4) regarding the Arctic Refuge. This order puts a temporary moratorium on all federal activity regarding the oil and gas leases and reinstates protections along the shores. This order also gives directions to the Attorney General on how to handle litigation concerning this order.

To read the Executive Order yourself, follow this link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/.../executive-order.../

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