Alaska, Joe Biden and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Alaska sues Biden administration for 'irrational' restrictions on Trump-era oil and gas drilling mandate
The state of Alaska is suing the Biden administration over claims that they are violating the statutory mandate of Congress by limiting the an oil and gas lease in the state.
A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids
The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said no bids were submitted for this week's oil and gas lease sale in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a sale the state has challenged as too restrictive and at odds with a 2017 law aimed at opening the refuge's sweeping coastal plan to exploration and development.
Alaska wildlife refuge drilling auction yields no bids, US says
The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday that a congressionally mandated oil and gas drilling lease auction in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge received no bids from energy companies.
Daily on Energy: SoCal wildfires, failed Alaska oil and gas lease sale, and Heinrich versus Lee
Good afternoon and happy Wednesday, readers! In today’s Daily on Energy, Callie and Maydeen cover the wildfires that ignited yesterday evening and continue to spread throughout Los Angeles County. We also look at an oil and gas lease sale in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
Alaska sues Biden administration over restrictions on arctic oil, gas development
Alaska on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over restrictions the federal government imposed in December on oil and gas leases in the Arctic set for auction this week. The lawsuit alleges the restrictions,
Alaska sues Biden administration over oil and gas leases in Arctic refuge
The U.S. state of Alaska has sued the Biden administration for what it calls violations of a Congressional directive to allow oil and gas development in a portion of the federal Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
ANWR oil lease sale draws no bids
A sale to drill on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge yielded no bids this week, the Interior Department announced — capping off decades of debate over the drilling in the vast wildlife refuge. The White House drew ire from environmental groups when it announced last month that it would proceed with a congressionally mandated oil sale on the Alaska refuge.
Trump’s push to control Greenland echoes US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
The tale of how and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the US 150 years ago is actually 2 tales and 2 intertwining ...
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Four to Six Feet of Snow Possible on Alaska’s Peaks—the Current State of the Snowpack
Alaska has suffered one of the worst winters since 2014 at lower elevations, with near-normal snowfall in upper elevation ...
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Updated estimate shows Alaska has more people than previously thought
But for a 12th consecutive year, the longest streak since World War II, more people moved away than moved to the state.
I paid over $2,000 for a first-class flight on Alaska Airlines. Unfortunately, it wasn't much better than economy.
I spent over $2,000 on a recent round-trip flight to Hawaii on Alaska Airlines. I thought I was treating myself to first ...
Alaska's snow crab season is back after 2-year pause, but battered industry faces uncertainty
Biologists blamed the rapid decline of snow crab on a 2018 climate-fueled heatwave. Some fishermen are still reeling as they face a murky future.
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Interior agency rejects Hilcorp request for more time to develop Arctic Alaska offshore oil field
Hilcorp failed to show that it deserves another suspension of deadlines for work at its stalled Liberty field, regulators say ...