Judge reinstates conservation agreement in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 854

Last Updated: 4 days, 11 hours ago

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An agreement that protected about a million acres of sensitive Arctic territory is back in effect, meaning that this week’s oil and gas lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska will likely be smaller than the Trump administration had planned.

U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason’s ruling, issued Monday, ensures that a Native coalition’s land agreement, known as the Nuiqsut Trilateral right of way, “shall remain in full force and effect,” at …

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