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Oil Companies Largely Shun Arctic Refuge Drilling Leases

8 Jun 2026 12:43 p.m.

Oil companies largely shunned bids for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling leases, securing only 70,000 of 1.5 million acres. Despite this, the Sierra Club warns of ongoing threats to the Arctic from other mandated projects and expanded development.

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