BLM says it decided to cut the land from the sale based on comments it got during a 30-day period that ended last Thursday, which included concerns about caribou, polar bear and bird habitat.
Arctic
Dunleavy wants Alaska to cut ties with banks that won’t fund Arctic oil projects
Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants the state government to sever its ties with financial institutions that won’t finance oil and gas development in the Arctic.
Trump administration may hire private ship to fill Arctic ‘icebreaker gap’ by year’s end
The Trump White House is racing to lease an icebreaker. One candidate is a ship with a notorious Alaska past owned by a Republican mega-donor.
Russian intimidation of Bering Sea fishermen shows gap in Arctic investment, Sen. Sullivan says
Sen. Dan Sullivan said the Arctic is the next arena of great military power competition, and Russia has built up a lot more infrastructure on its side.
Once again, Arctic Report Card shows the abnormal is now normal
This year was the second warmest on record in the Arctic, with impacts to sea ice, erosion and marine ecosystems.
Trump administration to auction oil drilling rights in all federal lands of ANWR coastal plain
According to the statement of sale posted online Monday, the minimum bid will be $25 per acre. Companies can submit their sealed bids to Bureau of Land Management between Dec. 21 and Dec. 31. Those bids will be unsealed at the 10 a.m. auction on Jan. 6, which will be broadcast online.