National Geographic: President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he is taking Bristol Bay "off the bidders block" to protect the pristine southwestern area of Alaska from oil and gas interests.
"It is a beautiful national wonder," Obama said in a video address from the White House. "It's something that's too precious for us to just be putting out to the highest bidder."
The presidential moratorium to protect Bristol Bay from oil and gas development follows actions taken earlier this year by the government to...