This Interior Department on Friday morning imposed major new limits on resource development in fragile northern Alaska ecosystems. Why it matters: They come as President Biden appeals to green-focused voters in his tough reelection campaign. Driving the news: Interior unveiled final plans to protect over 13 million acres in the 23 million acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, with an outright ban on new oil and gas leases on 10.6 million acres. • Those limits span roughly half the massive Arctic expanse, where big hydrocarbon deposits underlie sensitive wildlife habitat. • The NPR-A is where Biden has allowed a ... (full story)