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Dual lawsuits seek to prevent oil leasing in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge

The Trump Administration ignored Indigenous rights and environmental law when it approved a broad leasing program, the suits argue.

By Yereth Rosen August 25, 2020
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Alaska Native and environmental groups on Monday filed two lawsuits seeking to block oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the first of what is expected to be a series of legal actions as the Trump administration prepares to sell oil leases in a remote area that had been protected for decades.

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