The sale is mandated in federal law but also reflects the Trump administration’s commitment to promoting energy development in the state.
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U.S. House panel quietly advances Arctic drilling and other Alaska oil developments
Democrats tried to whip up debate over drilling in the Arctic Refuge. Republicans sat silently and voted down all the amendments seeking to gut energy provisions in the reconciliation bill.
Trump administration plans offshore oil leasing in Alaska’s ‘High Arctic’
A new multiyear offshore program, to be unveiled soon, will include a reconfigured Arctic area where future lease sales will be held, the Department of the Interior says.
Alaska wins lawsuit that could open Arctic refuge to oil exploration
A federal judge has reversed a Biden administration decision that suspended oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Wells Fargo becomes 3rd major US bank to nix Arctic oil investment
Wells Fargo’s announcement follows similar policies against Arctic drilling adopted by Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, as well as a string of European banks.
Two worlds that overlap: Richard Glenn sees ANWR drilling as a boon to Iñupiaq communities
Richard Glenn is an inconvenient truth for opponents of drilling in the Arctic Refuge. He presents a challenge to a prevalent narrative in Washington, D.C., that Native people oppose development in the Arctic.