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3. Currently no roads in ANWR

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:12 PM

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https://wsau.com/2026/06/05/trump-administration-to-auction-oil-drilling-rights-in-alaska-wildlife-refuge/

Trump administration to auction oil drilling rights in Alaska wildlife refuge

By Thomson Reuters
Jun 5, 2026 | 6:06 AM

June 5 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday will hold a sale of oil and gas leases on 689,000 acres (278,828 hectares) in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a remote and pristine habitat for species including polar bear, caribou and migratory birds.

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Unlike the National Petroleum Reserve, which is adjacent to ANWR on Alaska’s North Slope, the 19-million-acre wildlife refuge has no roads, ⁠facilities or other infrastructure.

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Trump administration to auction oil drilling rights in Alaska wildlife refuge [View all] OKIsItJustMe 9 hrs ago OP

Did anyone watch "The Americas" last night on NBC narrated by Tom Hanks? Diamond_Dog 9 hrs ago #1

Are there roads leading into the refuge? Scalded Nun 8 hrs ago #2

Currently no roads in ANWR OKIsItJustMe 8 hrs ago #3

There is nothing sacred to this man, Bayard 8 hrs ago #4

I could not despise anyone more than I despise this pile of toxic waste. nt City Lights 7 hrs ago #5

Seconded! hamsterjill 6 hrs ago #7

If you win the auction, are you required to drill? eggplant 6 hrs ago #6

We, the govt, sent an activist to jail for doing that Easterncedar 6 hrs ago #8

Ridiculous that this is even happening. It seems impossible to permanently protect ANWR under American Karasu 5 hrs ago #9

they cant drill if the arctic melts. mopinko 4 hrs ago #10