Biden, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Hours after Trump’s election, Biden moved to limit oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Hours after former President Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election, the Biden administration moved Wednesday to limit oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oil drilling had been banned for decades in the Arctic refuge — a pristine natural region in northeast Alaska home to a wide range of threatened species.
Biden administration plans new limits on oil leasing in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
A new environmental study recommends additional protections for wildlife, waterways and permafrost, with new rules for a legally mandated lease sale.
Biden administration seeks to minimize drilling in Arctic wildlife refuge
The Biden administration on Wednesday took a step to advance legally mandated drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge — but plans to do so on the least amount of land possible. The administration said it completed the final environmental analysis for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — the penultimate
Several key steps toward drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge are due before year’s end
The state of Alaska, through its congressional delegation, repeatedly tried to pass legislation opening the refuge to drilling, but it didn’t find success until 2017, when the delegation — led by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, inserted critical language into a tax bill.
Hours after Trump win, Biden moves to limit oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The auction is slated for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain, which provides critical habitat for polar bears and other wildlife.
Biden administration sets stage for minimal 2nd lease sale in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Nov. 6—The Biden administration on Wednesday issued a final environmental review for a second lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The administration also identified a preferred alternative for the sale that would offer 400,000 acres in the ...
Biden moves to limit oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Biden administration moved Wednesday to narrow the scope of an oil-and-gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that was mandated under President Trump. The plan underscores how the Biden administration is racing to cement its ...
Biden administration sets stage for second lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The goal is limiting the footprint where seismic exploration could take place and avoiding polar bear dens and caribou calving areas, the Interior Department said
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Letters to the Editor: Congress must act to protect national Arctic refuge; don’t forget about the Jan. 6 coup attempt when voting
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the northeast corner of Alaska is a breathtaking and ecologically vital landscape. Most importantly, it is ground zero for climate change. This area is ...
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Letter: Vote to protect Arctic refuge
With news breaking that state-owned Alaska corporation AIDEA approved up to $20 million for potential Arctic refuge leasing bids ... threat that endangers its wildlife and the cultural and ...
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From Gaza to Chad, seeds find refuge in Arctic 'doomsday' vault
An Arctic seed vault designed to safeguard the world's plant diversity has received thousands of new samples, marking the largest number of depositors since 2020. The latest deposits ...
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Biden moves to limit oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge shortly after Trump victory
The Biden administration is seeking to limit oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, releasing a plan on ...