Trump Administration Approves Oil Drilling and Infrastructure in Alaska Wildlife Refuge
TL;DR
The Trump administration finalized plans to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain to oil and gas drilling, sparking controversy among Indigenous groups, environmentalists, and local communities, while also completing a land exchange deal for a road connecting King Cove to Cold Bay.
Topics:nationenvironment#alaska#environment#indigenous-communities#land-exchange#oil-drilling#wildlife-refuge
- Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling NPR
- Trump Opens ANWR to Oil Drilling The New York Times
- White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge The Guardian
- Interior Takes Bold Steps to Expand Energy, Local Control and Land Access in Alaska U.S. Department of the Interior (.gov)
- Trump administration will allow controversial road through Alaskan refuge The Washington Post
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