TheoTrumpadministrationonMondaytook a keysteptofinalizesellingoildrillingleasesinAlaska's ArcticNationalWildlifeRefugeasitrushestoopenthesensitiveareaforoilandgasexploration.
JustbeforeDemocratJoeBiden, whoopposesdrillingthere, becomespresidentOnMonday, a governmentdocumentshowedtheadministrationissued a requesttoenergycompaniestopickareasintherefugethattheywouldbeinterestedin.
Thatwouldstarttheclockon a 60 dayperiodbeforesalescouldtakeplaceintherefuge, potentiallysettingup a saleofleasesjustbeforeInaugurationDayonJanuary 20th.
TheoTrumpadministrationonMondaytook a keysteptofinalizesellingoildrillingleasesinAlaska's ArcticNationalWildlifeRefugeasitrushestoopenthesensitiveareaforoilandgasexploration.