Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling
3 days, 13 hours ago

Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas exploration in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reversing restrictions on logging and road-building in a temperate rainforest that provides habitat for wolves, bears and salmon. Dunleavy has asked President-elect Donald Trump to issue a state-specific executive order that would set in motion “critical agency actions that would restore opportunity to Alaska” in line with Trump’s first administration. Bridget Psarianos, staff attorney with Trustees for Alaska — which has been involved in litigation aimed at protecting places like the refuge — said many of the issues on Dunleavy’s list are ones her group has worked on for decades, “and I think we’re just getting prepared to continue to hold the line.” Her group will scrutinize “any and all attempts to cut corners and expedite” projects, including drilling in the refuge, she said. Dunleavy, in an interview with The Associated Press last month, said he considers the concept of an energy transition from fossil fuels “pretty much dead — meaning, demand for energy is growing so exponentially, there’s very few experts that believe it can get there without fossil fuels.” “I personally would love to see the whole renewable world continue to expand, and I would love to see the oil and gas world, and coal, expand, especially if we can capture that carbon,” he said.

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Alaska is a climate victim and a perpetrator. The next four years will only make matters worse
1 week, 4 days ago

Alaska is a climate victim and a perpetrator. The next four years will only make matters worse

LA Times  

Caribou gather in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in June. “I’m just waiting to start hearing methane explosions like they do in Russia,” says Bethel, Alaska, City Council Member Mark Springer. A 2023 NASA aerial spectrometer study found some 2 million “hot spots,” often associated with areas scorched by wildfire, emitting more than 3,000 parts per million of methane between …

Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling
1 month, 1 week ago

Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — President-elect Donald Trump promised repeatedly during his campaign to expand oil drilling in the U.S., which is good news for political leaders in Alaska, where oil is the economic lifeblood and many felt the Biden administration has obstructed efforts to boost the state’s diminished production. A debate over drilling on federal lands on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope …

Biden administration will limit drilling in Arctic refuge as it secures president’s legacy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Biden administration will limit drilling in Arctic refuge as it secures president’s legacy

CNN  

CNN — Hours after former President Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election, the Biden administration moved Wednesday to limit oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Although President Joe Biden approved the major new Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, his administration has also put in protections for a vast amount of Alaskan …

Biden administration will limit drilling in Arctic refuge as it secures president’s legacy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Biden administration will limit drilling in Arctic refuge as it secures president’s legacy

CNN  

CNN — Hours after former President Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election, the Biden administration moved Wednesday to limit oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Although President Joe Biden approved the major new Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, his administration has also put in protections for a vast amount of Alaskan …

Opinion: Whatever Big Oil wants, Big Oil gets. As long as it bankrolls Trump
7 months ago

Opinion: Whatever Big Oil wants, Big Oil gets. As long as it bankrolls Trump

LA Times  

Then-President Trump points at Harold Hamm, head of North Dakota’s largest oil company, Continental Resources, at an event in 2019. What better sign could there be that we’re drowning in political outrage, that we’re inured to it, than this: A national newspaper scooped this month that Donald Trump gathered about two dozen oil industry executives for a chopped steak dinner …

Biden moves to limit oil drilling and mineral mining in Alaska, in latest win for greens
8 months ago

Biden moves to limit oil drilling and mineral mining in Alaska, in latest win for greens

Politico  

Biden said in a statement he was “proud that my Administration is taking action to conserve more than 13 million acres in the Western Arctic and to honor the culture, history, and enduring wisdom of Alaska Natives who have lived on and stewarded these lands since time immemorial.” But Murkowski and other GOP senators held a press conference Thursday to …

Appeals court weighs whether to let stand Biden’s approval of Willow oil project in Alaska
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Appeals court weighs whether to let stand Biden’s approval of Willow oil project in Alaska

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — An appeals court panel is deciding whether to let stand the Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil project in a federal petroleum reserve on Alaska’s North Slope. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Monday in San Francisco focused largely on the groups’ claims that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management did not consider a “reasonable” range …

Judge rejects calls to halt winter construction work on Willow oil project in Alaska during appeal
1 year ago

Judge rejects calls to halt winter construction work on Willow oil project in Alaska during appeal

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — A federal judge in Alaska on Friday rejected requests from environmental groups to halt winter construction work for the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope while the groups’ legal fight over the drilling project wages on. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason just last month upheld the Biden administration’s approval in March of the ConocoPhillips …

Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project
1 year, 1 month ago

Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — A federal judge on Thursday upheld the Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska’s remote North Slope, a decision that environmental groups swiftly vowed to fight. The administration has defended its climate record, and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland earlier this year called Willow “a very long and complicated and difficult decision to make,’’ …

Biden administration cancels Trump-era energy leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden administration cancels Trump-era energy leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge

LA Times  

In a move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge last week, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days, and proposed stronger protections against development on vast swaths of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The Interior Department’s scrapping of the leases came after the …

Biden bans drilling in Alaskan refuge due to climate crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden bans drilling in Alaskan refuge due to climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration has banned oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, …

Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — In an aggressive move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days, and proposed stronger protections against development on vast swaths of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The Department of Interior’s scrapping of the leases …

The Last Of The Trump-Era Arctic Refuge Oil Leases Have Been Canceled
1 year, 3 months ago

The Last Of The Trump-Era Arctic Refuge Oil Leases Have Been Canceled

Huff Post  

A demonstrator holds a sign against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge outside the U.S. Capitol in December 2018. SAUL LOEB via Getty Images President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday canceled all remaining Donald Trump-era oil and gas leases in Alaska’s fragile Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and moved to protect an additional 13 million acres in the nearby National …

Haaland defends Willow, says US won’t end oil drilling
1 year, 8 months ago

Haaland defends Willow, says US won’t end oil drilling

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended her department’s approval of the contentious Willow oil project on Friday, saying that despite President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to end new drilling on federal lands, “We’re not going to turn the faucet off and say we’re not drilling anymore.’' Speaking to the annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists, Haaland …

Willow oil project approval intensifies Alaska Natives’ rift
1 year, 9 months ago

Willow oil project approval intensifies Alaska Natives’ rift

Associated Press  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Biden administration’s approval this week of the biggest oil drilling project in Alaska in decades promises to widen a rift among Alaska Natives, with some saying that oil money can’t counter the damages caused by climate change and others defending the project as economically vital. Two lawsuits filed almost immediately by environmentalists and one Alaska Native …

Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Monday it is approving a huge oil-drilling project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation as flying in the face of his pledges to slow climate change. Leshy, a professor at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, called the decision …

Biden approves controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden approves controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska

Firstpost  

The announcement comes a day after the administration, in a big conservation move, said it would bar or limit drilling in some other areas of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the controversial major Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, one of President Joe Biden’s most consequential climate choices that is …

As Biden weighs Willow, he blocks other Alaska oil drilling
1 year, 9 months ago

As Biden weighs Willow, he blocks other Alaska oil drilling

Associated Press  

— As President Joe Biden prepares a final decision on the huge Willow oil project in Alaska, his administration announced he will prevent or limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean. The moves come as regulators prepare to announce a final decision on t he $8 billion Willow project, a controversial oil drilling plan …

US approves contentious oil drilling project in Alaska
1 year, 9 months ago

US approves contentious oil drilling project in Alaska

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration’s approval of Willow project in northwestern US state draws condemnation from environmental groups. The United States has approved a contentious oil-and-gas drilling project in the northwestern state of Alaska, drawing condemnation from environmentalists who say the move flies in the face of President Joe Biden’s climate pledges. The US Department of the Interior announced on Monday that it …

US to approve Alaska ‘carbon bomb’ drilling project: Reports
1 year, 9 months ago

US to approve Alaska ‘carbon bomb’ drilling project: Reports

Al Jazeera  

Reported decision to proceed with the major drilling venture comes a day after Biden announced sweeping curbs on oil and gas leasing in the region. US President Joe Biden’s administration will approve a controversial oil drilling project in Alaska, news reports say, a day after a series of protections against energy exploration were announced for the northern state and the …

The Biden administration approves the controversial Willow drilling project in Alaska
1 year, 9 months ago

The Biden administration approves the controversial Willow drilling project in Alaska

NPR  

The Biden administration approves the controversial Willow drilling project in Alaska Enlarge this image toggle caption ConocoPhillips via AP ConocoPhillips via AP The Biden administration has approved a massive new oil drilling project in Alaska, over the objections of environmental advocates who have said greenlighting the plan would violate the president's climate goals. Sponsor Message Proponents have suggested that the …

TikTok push targets Biden on Alaska’s huge Willow oil plan
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok push targets Biden on Alaska’s huge Willow oil plan

Associated Press  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A social media campaign urging President Joe Biden to reject an oil development project on Alaska’s remote North Slope has rapidly gained steam on TikTok and other platforms, reflecting the unease many young Americans feel about climate change. “I think a lot of young people are feeling a little bit betrayed by that.” At the same time, …

Biden faces dilemma in fight over large Alaska oil project
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden faces dilemma in fight over large Alaska oil project

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Biden administration is weighing approval of a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities in the region but environmentalists say is counter to President Joe Biden’s climate goals. Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said the development could be “one of the biggest, most important …

Alaska Native leaders, US senators back major oil project
1 year, 10 months ago

Alaska Native leaders, US senators back major oil project

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators and several Alaska Native leaders on Tuesday urged the federal government to approve a major oil project on the petroleum-rich North Slope, casting the project as economically critical for Indigenous communities in the region and important for the nation’s energy security. Interior Department said separately that it had “substantial concerns” about the project …

Biden administration recommends major Alaska oil project
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden administration recommends major Alaska oil project

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Biden administration released a long-awaited study Wednesday that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope that supporters say could boost U.S. energy security but that climate activists decry as a “carbon bomb.” The move — while not final — drew immediate anger from environmentalists who saw it as a betrayal of the president’s …

Op-Ed: Wait, what? The Biden administration wants to drill on Alaska’s North Slope?
2 years, 5 months ago

Op-Ed: Wait, what? The Biden administration wants to drill on Alaska’s North Slope?

LA Times  

The bitter end of the fossil fuel era is playing out in one of the world’s wildest remaining places: Alaska’s North Slope. On Friday, the Interior Department released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement on the Willow project, an oil development on Alaska’s North Slope that Interior says would release as much as 284 million metric tons of carbon dioxide …

Judge throws out Trump-era approvals for Alaska oil project
3 years, 4 months ago

Judge throws out Trump-era approvals for Alaska oil project

Associated Press  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge on Wednesday threw out Trump administration approvals for a large planned oil project on Alaska’s North Slope, saying the federal review was flawed and didn’t include mitigation measures for polar bears. Rebecca Boys, a ConocoPhillips’ spokesperson, said the company would review Gleason’s decision “and evaluate the options available regarding this project.” Spokespersons for the …

Biden administration appears to renege on campaign pledge to end new oil and gas extraction on public lands
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden administration appears to renege on campaign pledge to end new oil and gas extraction on public lands

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said she does not believe that Joe Biden’s administration currently plans …

Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing a drilling program approved by the Trump administration and reviving a political fight over a remote region that is home to polar bears and other wildlife — and a rich reserve of oil. Biden’s Jan. 20 executive order suggested a new …

Biden to suspend Trump-era oil drilling leases in Arctic refuge
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden to suspend Trump-era oil drilling leases in Arctic refuge

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden’s January 20 executive order stated a new environmental review was needed to address possible legal flaws in a drilling programme approved by the Trump administration. The administration of United States President Joe Biden is suspending oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as it reviews environmental impacts of drilling in the remote …

Biden halts oil and gas leases, permits on US land and water
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden halts oil and gas leases, permits on US land and water

Associated Press  

— The Biden administration announced Thursday a 60-day suspension of new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits for U.S. lands and waters, as officials moved quickly to reverse Trump administration policies on energy and the environment. It follows Democratic President Joe Biden’s campaign pledge to halt new drilling on federal lands and end the leasing of publicly owned energy …

US holds first oil lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic refuge
3 years, 11 months ago

US holds first oil lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic refuge

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. government held its first-ever oil and gas lease sale Wednesday for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an event critics labeled as a bust with major oil companies staying on the sidelines and a state corporation emerging as the main bidder. Kate MacGregor, a deputy Interior Department secretary, said the sale marked, in part, the Trump …

On his way out, Trump opens more Arctic land for US oil drilling
3 years, 11 months ago

On his way out, Trump opens more Arctic land for US oil drilling

Al Jazeera  

The Trump plan allows leasing in the largest lake in Arctic Alaska which has been off-limits since the Reagan era. US President Donald Trump’s administration says it has finalised its plan to open up vast areas of once-protected Arctic Alaska territory to oil development. The Trump plan allows leasing in the vast Teshekpuk Lake, the largest lake in Arctic Alaska …

US plans oil, gas lease sale in Alaska's Arctic refuge
4 years ago

US plans oil, gas lease sale in Alaska's Arctic refuge

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to hold an oil and …

Trump Rushes To Lock In Oil Drilling In Arctic Wildlife Refuge Before Biden's Term
4 years ago

Trump Rushes To Lock In Oil Drilling In Arctic Wildlife Refuge Before Biden's Term

NPR  

Trump Rushes To Lock In Oil Drilling In Arctic Wildlife Refuge Before Biden's Term Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. "Congress directed us to hold lease sales in the ANWR Coastal Plain, and we have taken a significant step in announcing the first sale in advance of the December 2021 deadline set by law," said a statement Thursday from Chad …

Trump Administration Rushes To Sell Oil Rights In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump Administration Rushes To Sell Oil Rights In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

NPR  

Trump Administration Rushes To Sell Oil Rights In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/AP Starting Tuesday, oil and gas companies can pick which parts of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge they're interested in drilling. But conservation groups are blasting the Trump administration's decision to push forward with the sale now, about two …

Trump administration strips protection from US’s largest forest
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump administration strips protection from US’s largest forest

Al Jazeera  

Timber harvest and road construction is now allowed for more than three million hectares of Tongass National Forest. The Trump administration has lifted environmental protection in the largest forest in the United States, opening up more than three million hectares in Tongass National Forest to logging despite opposition from environmental groups and Indigenous leaders. The Tongass – sometimes referred to …

Leonardo DiCaprio draws fans’ attention to climate crisis after Trump administration clears way for drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
4 years, 4 months ago

Leonardo DiCaprio draws fans’ attention to climate crisis after Trump administration clears way for drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Hindustan Times  

Clearing the way for drilling in the remote Alaskan area, Trump administrations’ oil and gas leasing program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has left many shook and concerned about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Though the plans are certain to be met with legal challenges, since drilling in the Alaskan Arctic has long been controversial, Bernhardt asserted that the …

It’s a bizarre time for Trump to open Alaska’s Arctic refuge up to oil drilling
4 years, 4 months ago

It’s a bizarre time for Trump to open Alaska’s Arctic refuge up to oil drilling

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The world is swimming in excess oil. “At current and foreseeable oil prices, the industry’s appetite to drill in ANWR will be exceptionally low and quite possibly will be zero,” Pavel Molchanov, energy analyst at Raymond James, told CNN Business. Even if Trump can overcome legal challenges to offer lease sales in ANWR, that doesn’t …

Trump administration approves oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump administration approves oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge

Live Mint  

The Trump administration on Monday finalized a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, putting it on track to issue decades-long leases in the pristine wilderness area before a potential change in US leadership. But a Republican-passed tax bill in 2017 opened the area to oil and gas leasing, a key pillar of US …

Trump Administration Finalizes Plans To Allow Oil Drilling In Arctic Refuge
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump Administration Finalizes Plans To Allow Oil Drilling In Arctic Refuge

NPR  

Trump Administration Finalizes Plans To Allow Oil Drilling In Arctic Refuge The Trump administration is pushing ahead with plans to allow drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The Trump administration is pushing ahead with plans to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. RUSKIN: Drilling advocates like Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski like to point …

Trump set to open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump set to open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling

LA Times  

The Trump administration on Monday authorized 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 1.56-million-acre coastal plain …

Trump admin approves oil, gas leasing in Alaska wildlife refuge
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump admin approves oil, gas leasing in Alaska wildlife refuge

Al Jazeera  

The United States Department of the Interior on Monday approved an oil and gas leasing programme within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the sprawling home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed the Record of Decision, which will determine where oil and gas leasing will take place in the refuge’s coastal plain, a …

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