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‘America’s Serengeti’: oil, gas, and the fight for Native inclusion in Alaska’s arctic refuge

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The U.S. Department of the Interior will hold the second of two scheduled auctions for oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), a 19-million-acre expanse in Alaska ’s North Slope Borough .

The area in the coastal plain that is up for lease is estimated to contain 11.8 billion barrels of recoverable oil.

ANWR is known worldwide for its unique biodiversity as a home to charismatic species like polar bears, wolves, and the caribou sacred to the Gwich’in, a Northwestern Alaska tribe.

Drilling in the Arctic raises significant environmental concerns, including the acceleration of climate change and potential disruption to vulnerable wildlife.

The success of Arctic drilling depends less on Republican policies and more on the global price of oil.

Many arctic oil exploration sites don’t have existing infrastructure like permanent roads or nearby oil and gas pipelines.

Many Alaskan Natives worry about how devastating oil spills will disrupt migration patterns and harm traditional ways of life.

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