Lawsuit targets Trump administration action opening 2.1 million acres in Alaska to development

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 756

Last Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago

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Ten conservation groups have sued the Trump administration over its decision to remove decades-old protections from 2.1 million acres of federal land in Interior Alaska.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Anchorage, targets the Department of the Interior’s action to overturn public land orders dating back to the early 1970s that protect a portion of the corridor around the 800-mile trans-Alaska oil pipeline.

The department’s decision, finalized on Feb. …

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