Federal government appeals decision that blocked oil drilling in Alaska caribou protection area

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 19, 2026

Words: 252

Last Updated: 1 month ago

The federal government is continuing to push for oil drilling in a North Slope conservation area intended to protect caribou.

Last month, the U.S. Department of the Interior asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason that blocked oil and gas lease sales in part of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska near Teshekpuk Lake.

Gleason’s ruling came a day before a scheduled lease …

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