Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska. It consists of 19,286,722 acres in the Alaska North Slope region. It is the largest national wildlife refuge in the country, slightly larger than the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.

Key Links
fws.gov/refuge/arctic
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Headlines
Trump’s Four-Year Drilling Binge Has Done Irreparable Damage
Trump administration makes last-minute move to sell oil rights in Arctic refuge
Native Defenders Are Trying to Protect the Arctic Refuge—And Their Way of Life
Trump administration finalizes drilling plan for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Democrats say Interior botched polar bear study in pursuit to drill ANWR
Deceptions may sink plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Refuge
Alaska lawmakers support Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil, gas development
Democrats worry Arctic National Wildlife Refuge being lost amid tax debate – Politico (2017)

Oil and Gas
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently developing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an oil and gas leasing program for the refuge’s coastal plain.

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arcticbirdfest.com
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ASRC is one of the largest private landholders in Alaska, has annual revenues of roughly $3 billion, and as @Nat_Herz pointed out earlier this year received $22.5 million in delayed lease payments after the refuge was opened to exploration and development.https://t.co/X8g1qxLLqK
— Adam Federman (@adamfederman) December 31, 2020

This is vandalism, pure and simple.
And they're going to do it in December, win or lose, "achieving a goal Republicans have sought for 40 years."https://t.co/f8SVC3ws9w
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) August 17, 2020

At a time when the world is awash in cheap oil, Trump is going full steam ahead to drill for in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the last great pristine ecosystems left on earth.

Tom DeLay once said drilling in ANWR would "break the back..https://t.co/lIruTUrlPJ
— Bill Weir (@BillWeirCNN) August 17, 2020

JUST IN: Trump administration authorizes plan to sell drilling rights and spur oil development in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, setting up a possible auction by the end of 2020. https://t.co/Mjfio1afA1
— Bloomberg Law: Environment (@environment) August 17, 2020

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