US EditionNew oil and gas lease sale set for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, amid litigation
The sale follows a law requiring four lease auctions and comes after two prior offers drew no bids from major oil companies.
- The U.S. government plans an oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on June 5, amid ongoing litigation aimed at blocking drilling in the region seen as sacred by Indigenous people.
- Conservation groups see the refuge as a place that should be off-limits to development, while supporters say drilling will bolster the local economy.
- The Trump administration's push to auction off this land despite opposition makes clear that it values corporate interests over the rights of Indigenous peoples, according to an Indigenous leader.
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Trump Administration Sets June 5 Auction for Drilling Rights in Arctic Refuge, Indigenous Groups Pissed
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Trump schedules controversial drilling auction in Alaska wildlife refuge
The Trump administration has officially scheduled an auction for the rights to drill in a controversial spot: a wildlife refuge in Alaska. The auction, in which companies will be able to bid for the right to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, is set for June 5. The Trump administration declined to immediately say…
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