The Trump administration tucked a gift into the 2017 tax bill long sought by oil companies: a legal mandate for the federal government to allow oil production in part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But now, President Biden is stepping in, and POLITICO contributor Adam Federman reports that the administration is halting oil exploration at ANWR to take another look at the environmental risks.
Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO
Energy.Adam Federman is an energy reporter and POLITICO
contributor.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast
producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO
audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
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