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Indian Country Today Monday U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican, told reporters, “The Biden administration announced that it was in essence taking half of the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska, what we call NPR-A, off the table. This is…

Consumers are seeing record high prices for gasoline since Russia invaded Ukraine. But is that good cause to open more public lands to drilling for oil and gas? The answer depends on who you ask. The national average price for gasoline at the pump…

The Biden administration has announced plans to reduce the area in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska available for oil and gas development. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates the reserve, which is located on the western North Slope of Alaska,…

By BECKY BOHRER The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. government attorneys are defending a decision made during the Trump administration to approve a major oil project on Alaska’s North Slope. Critics say the action flies in the face of…

‘As the original caretakers of this land … tribes can lead the way’ A Diné woman who knows what it’s like to live without electricity and has fought for solar energy for her people has been selected to head the U.S. Office of Indian Energy Programs…

President Joe Biden put a hold on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic just hours after being inaugurated. He signed an executive order Wednesday placing a temporary moratorium on all federal activities related to oil and gas leases in the Arctic…

'This fight is not over' After a long fight to open an Arctic refuge to oil and gas development, oil companies showed little interest this week at a lease sale. The Bureau of Land Management received 13 bids on 12 leases in the Arctic National…

‘It makes no sense for Alaska to allow financial institutions to benefit handsomely’ Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced plans Tuesday to introduce a bill to end the state’s relationship with banks and lenders that will not fund oil and gas…

‘No one has more at stake in ensuring responsible development in ANWR than we do’ The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act granted a decades-long wish of Alaska’s congressional delegation by giving the go-ahead to drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic…

'This pandemic has made it worse, five times worse' Joaqlin Estus Indian Country Today The future price for a barrel of crude oil dropped below zero on Monday. A new record. A minus sign for a future contract. And a day later the price was not much…

'Thank you, for your ‘commitment to protecting sacred lands and the Gwich’in’s way of life’' President Joe Biden put a hold on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic just hours after being inaugurated Wednesday. He signed an executive order placing a…