/tags/bureau-of-land-management bureau of land management en-US Copyright Thu, 03 Dec 2020 15:03:00 GMT /2020-12-03/trump-rushes-to-lock-in-oil-drilling-in-arctic-wildlife-refuge-before-bidens-term The Jan. 6 auction was set before the end of the comment and nominations period. If leases are finalized before Joe Biden takes office, they could be difficult to revoke. Thu, 03 Dec 2020 15:03:00 GMT /2020-12-03/trump-rushes-to-lock-in-oil-drilling-in-arctic-wildlife-refuge-before-bidens-term Tegan Hanlon /news-partners/2020-11-16/trump-administration-rushes-to-sell-oil-rights-in-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge Officials hope to auction off leases before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. He has pledged to protect the pristine landscape that's home to polar bears and migrating caribou. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:54:48 GMT /news-partners/2020-11-16/trump-administration-rushes-to-sell-oil-rights-in-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge Tegan Hanlon /news-partners/2020-05-28/trump-environmental-rollbacks-roll-on-despite-pandemic-opponents-cry-foul The Trump administration is rushing to finalize some of its biggest environmental rollbacks ahead of November's election. Some affected groups say they're too distracted by the pandemic to engage. Thu, 28 May 2020 09:01:27 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-28/trump-environmental-rollbacks-roll-on-despite-pandemic-opponents-cry-foul Liz Ruskin, Cassandra Profita, Jennifer Ludden