Energy & Environment — Trump OKs more drilling at ANWR

View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story  Trump approves contentious Alaska drilling, mining The Trump administration is opening up more drilling in a contentious Alaskan wildlife refuge that was restricted under the Biden administration. © U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Getty Images It's also approving two other contentious projects in Alaska: Ambler Road, which will enable copper and cobalt mining; and Izembek Road, which will cut through a wildlife refuge to give a remote community airport access.   The Interior Department said in a press release that it was issuing a final approval of a plan to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's (ANWR) 1.56 million acres of the Coastal Plain for oil and gas development.   The Biden administration had limited the lands available to the 400,000 acres required by law.   Opponents of such drilling have raised concerns about impacts to wildlife and tribal resources as the refuge is home to grizzly bears, polar bears, gray wolves, caribou and more than 200 species of birds and contains land considered sacred by the Gwich'in people.    However, drilling also has native proponents, who argue that oil and gas could help support the local economy.   Read more at TheHill.com. Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, I'm Rachel Frazin  — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Essential Reads  How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: Hundreds of former NPS staffers say parks should close during shutdown Hundreds of former National Park Service (NPS) employees are calling for the nation's parks to close amid the ongoing government shutdown.  Full Story Michigan yanks incentives for controversial EV battery plant A Michigan state panel says it considers a proposal to build an electric vehicle battery plant near Big Rapids “abandoned,” so it is clawing back some $175 million in incentives for the project.  Full Story What We're Reading  News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling (The Houston Chronicle) Close Friend of JD Vance Skirts Normal Channels to Take Over NIH Environmental Health Institute (Inside Climate News) What Others are Reading  Two key stories on The Hill right now: Here's what White House loses with East Wing's demolition Demolition of the White House’s East Wing, itself a source of multiple controversies for more than 200 years, was completed Thursday. Read more GOP senator blocks Democratic bill to pay all federal employees during shutdown Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) objected to a request by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday for the Senate to immediately consider and pass a bill to pay all federal workers, members of the military and federal contractors during the 2025 government shutdown. Read more   You're all caught up. See you tomorrow!  Check out The Hill's Energy & Environment page for the latest coverage. Like this newsletter? Take a moment to view our other topical products here 📩 Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 Copyright © 1998 - 2025 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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