No company was close to drilling in the refuge. Two companies that bought leases during the Trump administration later gave them up.
"Arctic National Wildlife Refuge"
ExxonMobil says it plans ‘relatively limited’ Arctic investment
ExxonMobil told shareholders last week the company doesn’t expect to expand its activities in the Arctic.
An Alaska oil and gas expert thinks the state could make money by not drilling in ANWR
The Alaska Industrial and Development Export Authority is currently the only leaseholder in ANWR.
Alaska’s Arctic waterways are turning orange, threatening drinking water
One researcher described streams that have become “so acidic that they curdle your powdered milk.”
All-Alaska Native reality series shows ‘we’re here, we’re strong,’ cast member says
“Life Below Zero: First Alaskans” follows several Alaska Native families in different parts of the state as they pursue traditional ways of living off the land.
Only oil company that bid for ANWR tract gives up its lease
Regenerate Alaska, a unit of Australia-based 88 Energy Ltd., relinquished the tract it acquired for over $770,000, federal officials said.
Where Alaska US House candidates stand on developing Alaska’s natural resources
To help Alaskans sort through dozens of candidates, Alaska Public Media is asking each where they stand on the issues.
House version of Biden’s $1.75 trillion bill would cancel drilling leases in Arctic Refuge
If the repeal goes through, the leases would be canceled immediately with payments returned to the companies that won the leases.
Biden administration will review Trump’s plan that opened most of the NPR-A to oil development
Last week, the Interior Department directed the Bureau of Land Management to review the NPR-A management plan for compliance with President Biden’s climate goals.
Budget bill in Congress could derail ANWR drilling
Democrats in the U.S. House want to use the budget process to reverse the 2017 law requiring oil lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.