Trump admin to auction Arctic refuge oil drilling ahead of inauguration
The move is the latest step toward pulling off the first ever sale of oil drilling leases in a pristine area of the Arctic before Biden becomes president.
Sea ice floats within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in this undated handout photo provided by the US Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Image Library. The Brooks Range mountains, which are not part of the 1002 area, are seen in the distance. US Senate Democrats succeeded in bloc(photo credit: REUTERS/HANDOUT/US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ALASKA IMAGE LIBRARY)ByREUTERS
