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The last remaining private bidder in last year’s ANWR lease sale pulls out

Kavitha George, Alaska Public Media @kavithamgeorge
Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 15:35
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The last remaining private company that bid in last year’s controversial Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lease sale has pulled out

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Biden admin goes back to drawing board on oil leasing in Arctic Refuge

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 08:15
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The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will formally reconsider a decision allowing oil lease sales across the northern coastal plain

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Featured • Zone 3 General Politics (Canada) RCI 

Biden, Trudeau agree to ‘safeguard’ caribou calving grounds in Alaska refuge

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 09:59
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Leaders issue joint statement recognizing ‘ecological importance of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’ U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to

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Politics Politics (USA) RCI 

Analysis: Trump’s legacy leaves Arctic with fewer environmental protections and more risk of conflict, experts warn

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 10:31
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From idea to buy Greenland to development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Trump has left his mark As U.S. President

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Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Biden’s pick for Interior secretary is Indigenous and a passionate foe of drilling in Arctic Refuge

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, December 18, 2020 at 11:33
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President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Congresswoman Deb Haaland to be the next secretary of Interior. The New Mexico Democrat is

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Business RCI USA 

U.S. federal appeals court rejects Alaska offshore drilling plan

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 14:43
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Trump administration still set to auction drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge A U.S. federal court blocked an

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Arctic refuge oil rights auction faces uncertain response

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 16:04
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Oil and gas companies are unsurprisingly remaining quiet about their intentions, says one industry player The Trump administration is preparing

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U.S. government makes proposal that could limit bank pullback of Arctic oil, gas funds

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 09:19
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It follows move by large U.S. banks that plan to ban or limit investments in Arctic oil and gas projects

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Wells Fargo becomes third major US bank to nix Arctic oil investment

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 12:39
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Wells Fargo says it won’t finance oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The bank’s announcement follows similar policies

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Seattle council votes to withhold business from oil companies that explore Arctic Refuge

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 16:46 — Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2019 at 13:56
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The Seattle City Council voted Monday to avoid doing business with any company that that leases land in Arctic National

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Democrats continue fight against drilling in Arctic wildlife refuge in U.S. Congress

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 13:38
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Democrats in Washington, D.C. are still hoping to block drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The latest attempt

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Bill to protect ANWR passes early hurdle in Washington

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 10:21 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 10:22
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Indigenous Gwich’in leaders say they’re hopeful after a U.S. bill to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), located in

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Which Indigenous voices? On Arctic Refuge, lawmakers practice selective listening

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 10:02
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A bill in Congress would reverse the 2017 decision to open the northernmost part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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‘We are caribou people’: First Nations leaders in Washington to push for ANWR protection

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 09:25 — Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2019 at 14:37
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Indigenous leaders from Canada and Alaska told U.S. legislators on Tuesday that oil and gas development in the Arctic National

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Planned drilling in ANWR: U.S. ignoring international caribou agreement, say Indigenous and territorial govs

Avery Zingel, CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 14:24
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Canadian and Indigenous governments say the U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to consult more broadly on its plans to

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