Politics www.nytimes.com Biden administration defends huge Alaska oil drilling project The administration says the country must pivot away from fossil fuels but backed a project set to produce more than 100,000 barrels of oil each day for 30 years.
Causes Trump administration opens millions more acres of Alaska to drilling But Joe Biden is unlikely to sell leases in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve.
Impacts www.washingtonpost.com Watchdog opens probe into whether federal grant was used to bolster Alaska’s timber industry Politicians, conservationists and loggers have long fought to decide the fate of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.