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Trump Pushes Alaska Oil Leasing Amid Shutdown Criticism

10/23/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration moves forward with oil leasing in Alaska’s North Slope despite the federal government shutdown.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will accept nominations for areas to auction in a lease sale under a budget bill requiring at least five lease sales over the next decade.
Environmentalists criticize the decision during the shutdown.
The Bureau of Land Management says essential energy-related activities will continue.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration moves forward with oil leasing in Alaska’s North Slope despite the federal government shutdown.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will accept nominations for areas to auction in a lease sale under a budget bill requiring at least five lease sales over the next decade.
Environmentalists criticize the decision during the shutdown.
The Bureau of Land Management says essential energy-related activities will continue.