Trump administration proposes expansion of Arctic drilling

Trump administration revives plan to open most of Arctic Alaska land unit to oil development

Lakes and connecting streams in the northeastern part of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska are seen from the air on June 26, 2014. The Trump administration is proposing to open 82% of the reserve to oil leasing. Currently, about half of the reserve is available for oil leasing. (Photo by Bob Wick/U.S. Bureau of Land Management)The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed opening about 7 million more federally managed acres on Alaska’s Nor…

Trump administration proposes expansion of Arctic drilling

The Trump administration wants to open up more than 80 percent of a publicly owned area of the Western Arctic for oil and gas drilling. The Interior Department said late Tuesday afternoon that it is releasing a draft plan in support of opening up 82 percent of the area, known as the National Petroleum Reserve…