Is Donald Trump drilling the Arctic?

US President Donald Trump’s administration says it has finalised its plan to open up vast areas of once-protected Arctic Alaska territory to oil development.

Is Trump dumping oil in the Arctic?

The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would begin the formal process of selling leases to oil companies in a last-minute push to achieve its long-sought goal of allowing oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

Is Trump drilling for oil in Antarctica?

The Trump administration said Monday it will open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, a move that will allow oil and gas rights to be auctioned off in the heart of one of the nation’s most iconic wild places.

Is the Arctic getting sold for oil drilling?

The Trump administration sold off drilling rights to oil and gas companies in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for the first time ever on Wednesday, a move that had led to multiple legal battles from environmental and indigenous groups, along with significant public outcry.

Is Donald Trump drilling for oil?

The Trump administration is pushing ahead with the first sale of oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The giant Alaskan wilderness is home to many important species, including polar bears, caribou and wolves.

What is happening to the Arctic oil drilling?

Polar bears Expansion of oil and gas drilling in their habitat could be extremely damaging. Direct contact with spilled oil would kill polar bears but an invisible threat could persist for years, as toxic substances lingering in ice or water may impact the entire food web of the Arctic ecosystem for years to come.

Are they going to drill oil in the Arctic?

The decision blocks, for now, oil and gas drilling in one of the largest tracts of undeveloped wilderness in the United States.

Is the Arctic protected from oil drilling?

The Arctic is no place for oil and gas drilling, and this site is not far from one of America’s last wild places—the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Was the Arctic Refuge sold?