President Donald Trump on Thursday signed several congressional measures designed to undo Biden administration land conservation policies restricting energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and federal lands in three Western states.

The measures were advanced under the Congressional Review Act, which enables Congress to invalidate recently imposed policies under expedited procedures.

Trump, as he did in his first term, has championed fossil fuels and the industries that produce them as essential to his goals of bolstering the US as an energy producer as well as lowering prices for consumers. At the same time, he has scrapped or diluted initiatives designed to combat climate change, promote green energy and protect habitats.

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