Environmental groups react to Senate vote to overturn Arctic protections

Environmental groups are slamming Congress' move to overturn a Biden-era rule that limited the amount of land in the Arctic that could be used for oil and gas production. On Thursday, the Senate voted 52-45 to overturn the decision, which limits the amount of land in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska available for drilling to 52%. If taken up, the resolution will go to the House next, which is likely to pass with a GOP majority. The Senate invoked the Congressional Review Act to reverse a 2022 decision that protected millions of acres in the Western Arctic from oil and gas development. The Congressional Review Act allows the Senate to bypass a filibuster to overturn regulations with a simple majority vote. However, the House has been out of session since the start of the government