With leases suspended, Alaska agency wants $6 million more for Arctic refuge drilling campaign
That includes money for annual lease payments — even though President Joe Biden's administration has suspended those leases and refunded payments for 2022.
Alaska’s economic development agency has released plans to spend $6 million next year to advance its campaign to search for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, even as new environmental reviews, pending lawsuits and investor skepticism cast doubt on whether wells will ever be drilled.
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