A federal judge in Anchorage has ruled against a state agency that holds oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, saying the Biden administration’s decision to temporarily suspend an oil and gas lease program there was valid.
“It is well within authority to issue leases pursuant to the program and to pause lease implementation to address legal errors,” Gleason wrote in her decision.
Interior has announced plans to release a draft of the supplemental review by the end of September, Gleason wrote. That review could eventually lead to a decision that reaffirms, voids, or changes the leasing program. But Interior has not yet taken that step, and that’s not an issue before the court, Gleason wrote.
Drilling in the 19-million-acre refuge, home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife, has been a flashpoint between conservation groups and drilling advocates for decades.
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