Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Biden

A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids
The U.S. Interior Department says that no bids were submitted for this week’s oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
ANWR oil lease sale 'yields no bids,' a day after Alaska sues to stop process
A scheduled oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge yielded no bids, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.
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).
Why Alaska is trying to stop the feds from issuing drilling leases in the Arctic Refuge
The state of Alaska has been the biggest fan of oil and gas drilling in the refuge. It says this lease sale is designed to discourage development.
Curtain closes on another Arctic refuge lease sale after feds receive zero bids
The lack of interest raises questions about the future of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, after decades of debate.
Arctic refuge oil and gas drilling auction sees no bids
The lease auction for oil and gas drilling in the Coastal Plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska has not received any bids from energy companies. The US Interior Department confirmed the absence of bids for the congressionally mandated auction,
No bids on oil and gas lease for the Arctic Refuge
According to the Department of the Interior's website, the sale is required by the 2017 Tax Act. The deadline to submit bids was Monday 6, 2025.
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 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.
Alaska is suing the Biden administration over Friday’s Arctic refuge oil lease sale. Will there be much bidding this time?
The state argues that restrictions imposed on the lease sale are designed to block oil and gas activity, violating a 2017 law.
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 ...
Alaska sues Interior Department over ANWR lease sale
Major oil companies submitted no bids. A state agency, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, was the ...
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Oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids
Gwich’in and environmental opponents celebrate the results, while state officials expect the incoming Trump administration to ...