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Alaska agency commits to more spending on Arctic refuge oil plans

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority approved about $3.6 million in second-year lease costs.

By Yereth Rosen, Reuters December 3, 2021
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ANCHORAGE — The Alaska state agency that holds oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has committed to spending more money to develop those tracts, even though prospects are dim for any oil activities there in the near future.

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