Explosive reactions to the proposal, which would limit drilling, show how the president’s climate policies are crashing into walls in some oil and gas states.
In the months since President Biden approved the Willow drilling project, his administration has curtailed fossil fuel activities on millions of acres of public land and in federal waters.
Uranium extraction had already been restricted in the area, which Native tribes consider sacred, but the moratorium was set to expire in 2032. Mr. Biden’s designation will make it permanent.