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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing

One of 10,000+ projects Taiyo tracks in Alaska.

Source: The Wilderness Society

Project
Planned

The Department of the Interior announced a plan to open every acre of the 1.56-million-acre coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to industrial oil and gas leasing and development, with minimal protections for the area's sensitive resources. This project threatens the ecosystem and Indigenous communities relying on the land.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Manufacturing (Industrial), Oil and Gas, Government
Location
Alaska, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Wilderness Society

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The project “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing” is an infrastructure initiative in the Manufacturing (Industrial) sector, located in Alaska, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Wilderness Society.

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planned

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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The Department of the Interior announced a plan to open every acre of the 1.56-million-acre coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to industrial oil and gas leasing and development, with minimal protections for the area's sensitive resources. This project threatens the ecosystem and Indigenous communities relying on the land.

Original sector

Energy

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Alaska

Source

Source

The Wilderness Society

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Sector

Manufacturing (Industrial), Oil and Gas, Government

Article published date

2025-11-02

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