US President Joe Biden's administration has suspended leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) that were awarded towards the end of predecessor Donald Trump's term in office.
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On 6 January, the US Bureau of Land Management held a lease sale for acreage in ANWR, and subsequently issued 10-year leases for nine tracts covering more than 430,000 acres in total.
