On eve of Arctic Alaska oil lease sale, critics ask for delays

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 895

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago

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Just six days before the Trump administration is set to open bids in the first of several oil and gas lease sales for federal territory in Arctic Alaska, critics were in court on Thursday trying to win injunctions to temporarily block some or all of the sale.

In one case, a Native organization called Grandmothers Growing Goodness and an environmental organization, The Wilderness Society, are seeking to fully prevent the scheduled March 18 sale …

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