The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation’s most sensitive wilderness areas.

National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved

The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over…

It said the 'sweeping package' would 'boost energy development, modernise land and resource management' in Alaska.