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The Western Arctic rule war: BLM’s 2024 NPR-A protections are officially gone

Rule Changes

Wrote the rule, then reversed it; now running leasing under the new baseline

BLM’s rollback of the 2024 NPR-A protections isn’t new news—but today is when it becomes real. As of December 17, 2025, the rescission is officially in effect, wiping out the Biden-era rule that tried to hardwire stronger guardrails into how the Western Arctic gets developed.

Updated Dec 17, 2025