The Biden administration’s final oil and gas lease sale in Alaska failed to receive any bids this week, as the state sued the administration on the grounds that the auction restricted oil and gas development in the region.

No companies bid for the chance to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It was the second auction in four years that failed to draw strong interest.

Alaska on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over restrictions the federal government imposed in December on oil and gas leases in the Arctic set for auction this week. The lawsuit alleges

President-elect Donald Trump will sign an executive order Monday bringing “drill, baby, drill” to Alaska, focused on unleashing its potential for oil and gas development. An incoming White House official previewed the order Monday morning,

The state of Alaska is suing the Biden Administration, claiming that its decision to restrict acreage in an upcoming Arctic oil and gas lease sale violates a congressional mandate.

Biden's move had been considered mostly symbolic, as it would not impact areas where oil and gas development was currently underway, and mainly covered zones where drillers had no

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump in the first hours of his second term reversed Biden administration orders that restricted oil and gas development in Alaska.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday repealing a 2023 memo from former President Joe Biden that barred oil drilling in some 16 million acres in the Arctic, the White House announced.