Trump administration authorises plan to drill in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Decision sets the stage for the federal government to auction Arctic drilling rights from the final quarter of 2020
17 August 2020 - 20:46
Washington — The Trump administration on Monday authorised a sweeping plan to sell drilling rights and spur oil development in Alaska’s rugged Arctic refuge, setting up a possible auction by the end of 2020 and a political clash if the president loses the November election.
The interior department’s decision approves oil leasing across the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s entire 632,726ha coastal plain — that is home to polar bears and caribou. Though Congress earmarked the area for possible energy development in 1980, it has remained off limits to oil drilling for decades...
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