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A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids

Jan. 08, 2025 14:30 PM EST

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said no bids were submitted for this week's oil and gas lease sale in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a sale the state has challenged as too restrictive and at odds with a 2017 law aimed at opening the refuge's sweeping...