Biden seeks public input on expanding protected areas in Alaska petroleum reserve
The Biden administration is wasting no time making use of a new conservation rule for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. It’s
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Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat sues to overturn NPR-A rule
A group of North Slope cities, tribes and Alaska Native corporations is challenging new federal restrictions on oil development in
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Biden approves Willow project, announces new limits elsewhere in NPR-A
The Biden administration announced Monday morning that it will approve the Willow development, a major ConocoPhillips project in the National
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With Willow decision looming, Biden announces new limits elsewhere in NPR-A
The Biden administration says it intends to seek “maximum protection” for sensitive areas of the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, though
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Companies announce investment in major Alaska oil project
Two oil and gas companies have announced plans to invest $2.6 billion into developing a major oil field on Alaska’s
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Alaska’s largest oil producer asks judge to block release of drilling info from NPR-A
Alaska’s largest oil producer is trying to block a state commission from publicly releasing information from exploratory drilling in the
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Biden closes half of NPR-A acreage in Arctic Alaska to oil drilling
The Bureau of Land Management announced Monday that it is ditching a Trump administration plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
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Biden administration lets stand a judgment thwarting Willow, a ConocoPhillips drilling project in Arctic
Conservation groups are cheering the Biden administration’s decision not to appeal a judgment that reversed approval for Willow, the ConocoPhillips’
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Biden administration will review Trump’s plan that opened most of the NPR-A to oil development
The Biden administration will re-examine the land use plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, with the likely effect of putting
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Biden administration throws support behind massive Willow oil project in NPR-A
The Biden administration has reversed course and is now defending a decision to allow the Willow project, a major oil
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U.S. court halts drilling at ConocoPhillips project in Alaska
Decision will stop on-the-ground work for winter at Willow project opposed by environmental, Indigenous groups A U.S. federal appeals court
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Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey scientist resigns over Petroleum Reserve report
A report on Alaska’s oil potential is at the heart of a controversy at the Department of Interior. The magazine
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Trump administration considers opening entire National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to oil leasing
The Trump administration on Monday said the entirety of Alaska’s petroleum reserve, including the half that had previously been unavailable for leasing
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U.S. Interior secretary’s new order aims to speed Alaska’s oil and gas permit process
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed an order Thursday that he said would help speed the permitting process for onshore drilling
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A northern Alaska oil discovery just got a lot bigger, company says
A Spanish oil company working with a small explorer in Alaska announced Thursday what it’s calling the largest onshore U.S.
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