Alaska Judge Rules In Favor Of Oil, Gas Drilling In Wildlife Refuge

An Alaska judge has ruled against a request for an injunction against a lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska scheduled for today, letting the tender proceed. The AP reports that District Judge Sharon Gleason motivated her decision with failure on the part of the plaintiffs—environmentalists and Native American communities—to show the likelihood of harm, which is a necessary prerequisite for an injunction. The Trump administration first floated plans to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas…