- President Joe Biden has initiated steps to enact a 20-year ban on oil, gas, and geothermal development in Nevada's Ruby Mountains.
- The administration has filed an application to withdraw approximately 264,000 acres of federal land from such leasing.
- A 90-day public comment period will commence, during which activities are prohibited for two years.
- This decision was influenced by requests from Native American tribes, conservationists, and local hunters.
- The move comes just before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who plans to increase oil production.
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