Last week, the Interior Department directed the Bureau of Land Management to review the NPR-A management plan for compliance with President Biden’s climate goals.
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Gov. Dunleavy replaces Transportation Commissioner John MacKinnon
Anderson has worked for the department for 20 years. His most recent position was director for the Northern Region. The governor’s office did not provide the reason for John MacKinnon’s departure and said that it doesn’t comment on personnel issues.
Budget bill in Congress could derail ANWR drilling
Democrats in the U.S. House want to use the budget process to reverse the 2017 law requiring oil lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Federal judge reverses Trump environmental approval for major Alaska oil project
U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason, in a 110-page ruling Wednesday, said the Trump administration’s approval of the project under the National Environmental Policy Act was flawed.
Biden administration goes back to drawing board on oil leasing in Arctic Refuge
The announcement calls for a new study that will be a supplement to the 2019 environmental impact statement conducted by the Trump administration.
LISTEN: Alaska research shows melting permafrost is affecting infrastructure faster than expected
New research on how climate change affects things built on or in permafrost shows this type of infrastructure will deteriorate faster than expected.