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Bureau of Land Management proposes drilling on most of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

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.

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Bureau of Land Management proposes drilling on most of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

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