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Aug 9, 2025 Department of Interior advanced a plan to open nearly 25 million acres of Arctic Alaska to oil and gas extraction Corroborated Economic Structure
The multi-decade extraction agenda locks in fossil fuel production beyond climate-stabilization timelines, prioritizing resource revenue over long-term public interest.
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- Department of Interior advances Arctic resource extraction agenda — The Trump administration's Department of Interior is pursuing a broad push to industrialize the Alaskan Arctic across nearly 25 million acres—an area larger than Indiana. The agenda includes expanding oil and gas in the NPR-A, opening oil leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and advancing a controversial mining road in the southern Brooks Range. These projects span decades of operation, with the ConocoPhillips Willow project alone projected to operate for at least 30 years beginning in 2029.
- Trump administration moves to open National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas drilling — The Trump administration's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is rapidly rolling back protections on the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), a 23-million-acre Arctic reserve. The BLM proposed rescinding the 2024 Biden-era rule that protected key areas including Teshekpuk Lake, the Utukok Uplands, and the Colville River. The Department of Interior signaled adoption of a management plan opening 82% of the NPR-A to oil drilling. The BLM rescinded three Biden-era protective documents before the public comment period ended, drawing criticism from Alaska Native groups and conservation organizations.
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