U.S. House Votes To Overturn Central Yukon Land Plan, Opening Door For Alaska LNG Development

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 215–210 on Wednesday to repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s Central Yukon Resource Management Plan, a sweeping policy covering more than 13 million acres of federal land in Interior Alaska.

Supporters of the repeal say it is a critical step toward advancing major development projects, particularly the $39 billion Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas pipeline. The long-proposed project would carry North Slope natural gas more than 800 miles to Nikiski, where it could be exported to overseas markets.

Alaska Congressman Nick Begich, who introduced the resolution, sharply criticized the Central Yukon plan, which was finalized under the Biden administration. He argued that it locks up land in one of the state’s most economically challenged regions while igno