Biden moves to limit oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge shortly after Trump victory

The Biden administration is seeking to limit oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, releasing a plan on Wednesday shortly after President-elect Trump's victory in the presidential race.

Drilling in that area has been a hotly-contested issue for decades.

According to a supplemental environmental impact statement from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management about the plan, oil development in the refuge would be restricted much more than under the first Trump administration.

The Alaska Beacon reports that "at least 400,000 acres in the refuge’s coastal plain would be available for oil and gas leasing, but only in areas deemed to have high potential for holding hydrocarbons and only under some new environmental restrictions to protect wildlife and other resources."