EventThe Justice Department agreed to lift the 2024 leasing rules that had blocked development of Alaska’s Coastal Plain within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, restoring competitive oil‑gas lease sales under congressional directives. It also settled a port‑expansion lawsuit by paying $180 million to rebuild Anchorage’s Don Young Port.
The DOJ concluded Biden-era leasing rules for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge violated law and agreed to lift them, restoring competitive oil‑gas lease sales that were blocked in 2024.
The U.S. Department of Justice dismissed an Alaska lawsuit that challenged the 2024 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, acknowledging the program’s provisions as grounds for dismissal.
