Alaska loses lawsuit that challenged the western boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

A U.S. District Court judge in Anchorage has ruled against the state of Alaska in an 11-year-old legal dispute that has ...

Alaska Loses Bid to Curtail Arctic Wildlife Refuge Expansion

The Interior Department’s decision to expand the northern border of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was a reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous public land order, a federal judge ruled.
LAist

As Oil Drilling Nears In Arctic Refuge, 2 Alaska Villages See Different Futures

David Smith Jr. opposes oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He's worried about harm that could come to the Porcupine caribou herd. Nathan Gordon Jr., says development can be done ...

Arctic research should advance more than U.S. national security interests

The U.S. Government does not have a good grasp on the federally-funded research needs for advancing U.S. national interests ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Several key steps toward drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge are due before year’s end

It is the season of ANWR. On Wednesday, the board of directors for the state-owned Alaska Industrial Development and Export authority approved spending $20 million to pursue legal claims and oil ...
Alaska Public Media

Biden administration plans new limits on oil leasing in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Canning River, which flows on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge into the Beaufort Sea, is seen from the air on Aug. 23, 2015. The coastal plain of the refuge, through which ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Bid opening for oil lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge delayed by one day

Bids for oil exploration rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain will be opened on Jan. 10, a day later than originally scheduled, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has said.
Juneau Empire

Arctic refuge oil exploration could begin as soon as this winter, court documents indicate

Alaska’s state-owned investment bank could get permission to start oil exploration work in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as soon as the third quarter of this year, according to court documents ...
E&E

Biden admin finalizes Arctic refuge oil lease sale

The Bureau of Land Management will open up 400,000 acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for a January sale. The Bureau of Land Management will hold a lease sale on the Arctic National Wildlife ...
The Hill

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 ...
Seattle Times

Alaska agency takes step toward drilling in Arctic wildlife refuge

An Alaska development agency is seeking bids from companies to prepare for seismic testing that could one day lead to oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Alaska Industrial ...