Environmental and Alaska Native groups on Tuesday requested the blocking of an auction of oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and “a court order barring permits sought for seismic operations.” The plaintiff groups include the National Audubon Society, the Gwich’in Steering Committee and the Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government, among [...]
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Trump administration auctioning Alaska drilling rights before early January transition
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced Thursday that it would soon open for sale oil and gas leases of land in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The Republican-controlled Congress passed and President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, which opened portions of ANWR to [...]
Trump administration opens bids for oil and gas lease sales in Arctic refuge
The Trump administration on Monday announced formal proceedings to sell oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil companies. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office issued a call for nominations and comments on several lease tracts considered for the upcoming Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Lease Sale, approximately [...]
A federal judge issued a preliminary ruling and injunction on Thursday to prevent the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from selling oil and gas leases to land near Teshekpuk Lake in Alaska to...
Senate committee to approve Arctic reserve drilling bill by May
The US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee says it will approve legislation by mid-May to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling . The statement comes in...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Senate rejects oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge
AP is reporting that the US Senate has rejected a proposal to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling. The proposal was included as part of the 2006 military spending bill [bill...
The US Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) . Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) has added the measure to the 2006 military...
Environmental brief ~ US House drops ANWR, offshore drilling from budget bill
In Wednesday's environmental law news, the US House of Representatives voted late Wednesday night to remove provisions from a budget bill that would have allowed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and offshore drilling...
Environmental brief ~ Senate poised to allow ANWR oil drilling
Leading Thursday's environmental law news, the US Senate defeated a budget amendment by a 51-48 vote that would have removed drilling authority for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(ANWR) . The budget bill itself is expected...
The US House of Presentatives voted late Wednesday to allow oil drilling in the Alaska Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as part of new and wide-ranging energy legislation . The bill's sponsors claim the refuge will produce...