The Trump administration approved an oil and gas leasing plan in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Environmentalists worry about the plan's impact on wildlife, but Gov. Mike Dunleavy called it "a milestone in Alaska's ... new energy frontier."
Falsified public comments loom over Ohio state parks drilling
Ohio's public land leasing commission is still on track to approve drilling under parks and wildlife before year’s end, despite claims that more than 150 people’s identities were used without their authorization on pro-fracking public comments.