Trump weighs Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil drilling in Alaska.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration was considering whether to allow oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a 19 million acre refuge that has been off-limits to drilling for decades.
Three polar bears are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Image Library.U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration was considering whether to allow oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a 19 million acre refuge that has been off-limits to drilling for decades.
The Journal said the Interior Department's approval of the drilling program would pave the way for oil and gas leases to be auctioned by the end of 2020 - a decision that would be difficult to reverse even if the Republican President were to lose to Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the Nov. 3 presidential election.
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