Two lawsuits filed against Trump's plan to open oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic refuge
September 10, 2020 at 14:31 PM EDT
Two federal lawsuits were filed on Wednesday against the Trump administration over its plan to open up close to 1.6 million acres of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development, marking the latest legal move by legislators and Native Alaskans to thwart the White House’s agenda in the refuge.