Legal Battles Expose Reckless Expansion of Oil Drilling in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve
Conservation groups and Alaska Native communities confront a federal overreach that risks destroying critical wildlife habitats in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, revealing Washington’s continued disregard for environmental protections and indigenous rights.
The renewed push by the Trump administration to open vast swaths of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve to oil drilling has sparked fierce legal challenges from conservation organizations and local Iñupiat communities. These lawsuits expose a troubling pattern: federal agencies prioritizing short-term fossil fuel interests over long-standing environmental safeguards and the welfare of indigenous peoples who depend on these lands. How Much Wilderness Will Washington Sacrifice for Oil? The upcoming lease sale scheduled for March 18 marks the first drilling auction in this sensitive reserve since 2019. It throws open nearly 80% of this pristine area—roughly the size of Indiana—to energy...
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