Representatives from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management told participants of a virtual meeting Wednesday that they can “work around" connectivity issues to participate in information sessions.
The Trump administration will propose opening up more than two-thirds of a remote Alaska reserve to oil and gas drilling, according to a document posted Thursday in the Federal Register, removing protections safeguarded under Ronald Reagan.
Activists and politicians accused the Trump administration of trying to curtail public input as it moves to change the National Environmental Policy Act.
