{"id":104502,"date":"2021-01-06T03:49:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T03:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myfintale.com\/?p=104502"},"modified":"2021-01-06T03:49:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T03:49:19","slug":"judge-allows-trump-auction-of-arctic-refuge-drilling-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myfintale.com\/business\/judge-allows-trump-auction-of-arctic-refuge-drilling-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Allows Trump Auction of Arctic Refuge Drilling Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump administration\u2019s <meta itemprop=\"suid\" content=\"QF7V1QT0AFB6\"><meta itemprop=\"type\" content=\"StoryLink\">sale of oil drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will go forward Wednesday, after a federal judge rejected a request by environmentalists to block the auction.<\/p>\n<p>The decision is a victory for the administration, which has been <meta itemprop=\"suid\" content=\"QKZD0JT1UM0Y\"><meta itemprop=\"type\" content=\"StoryLink\">racing to issue oil leases in the refuge\u2019s coastal plain before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Biden has vowed to permanently protect the refuge, but it would be difficult, if not impossible, for his administration to cancel formally issued oil leases.<\/p>\n<p><\/path><\/g><\/svg> $69.\u200b9B  Renewable power investment worldwide in Q2 2020 48% Carbon-free net power in the U.K., most recent data   0 4 3 2 1 0 ,0 5 4 3 2 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 7 6 5 4 3   Soccer pitches of forest lost this hour, most recent data   0 6 5 4 3 2 0 3 2 1 0 9 0 7 6 5 4 3 .0 1 0 9 8 7 0 6 5 4 3 2 0 8 7 6 5 4 0 2 1 0 9 8 0 3 2 1 0 9 0 0 9 8 7 6   Parts per million CO<sub>2<\/sub> in the atmosphere   +0.\u200b97\u00b0 C Nov. 2020 increase in global temperature vs. 1900s average     <svg width=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMinYMid\" class=\"svelte-1agbo4c\"><defs><marker id=\"circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 3 3\" refX=\"1.5\" refY=\"1.5\" markerWidth=\"3\" markerHeight=\"3\" orient=\"auto-start-reverse\"><circle fill=\"currentColor\" cx=\"1.5\" cy=\"1.5\" r=\"1.5\"><\/circle><\/marker><\/defs><g transform=\"translate(2, 4)\"><\/p>\n<p><\/path><\/g><\/svg> 50,\u200b820  Million metric tons of greenhouse emissions, most recent annual data -6.\u200b67% Today&#8217;s arctic ice area vs. historic average    <svg viewBox=\"0 3 100 47\"><\/p>\n<p><\/path><g class=\"marker svelte-xiruid\" transform=\"translate(69.13025193107656,15.638924777010443)\"><\/p>\n<p><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <span>Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan<\/span>Most polluted air today, in sensor range  <\/p>\n<p>            <script class=\"params\" type=\"application\/json\">{\"contentId\":\"QMHQ2ADWX2PU01\",\"position\":\"greensponsoredby\",\"dimensions\":{\"small_desktop\":[[190,31]],\"large_desktop\":[[190,31]],\"tablet\":[[190,31]],\"mobile\":[[190,31]]},\"positionIncrement\":2,\"targeting\":{\"position\":\"greensponsoredby2\",\"positionIncrement\":2,\"url\":\"\/news\/articles\/2021-01-06\/judge-allows-trump-auction-of-arctic-refuge-drilling-rights\"},\"containerId\":\"greensponsoredby-T8iA9ZC\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason in Anchorage, Alaska, rebuffed arguments by the <meta itemprop=\"security\" content=\"13348Z US Equity\"><meta itemprop=\"type\" content=\"SecurityLink\">National Audubon Society, <meta itemprop=\"security\" content=\"3650679Z US Equity\"><meta itemprop=\"type\" content=\"SecurityLink\">Natural Resources Defense Council and Native Alaskans that the auction would cause irreparable damage. While there is a risk of \u201cbureaucratic momentum\u201d from the sale, the court can issue an injunction preventing other activity on leases even after they are issued, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaintiffs may be correct that, over time, they may be significantly injured as a result of the planned lease sales on the Coastal Plain,\u201d Gleason said. \u201cBut these future and cumulative potential effects do not demonstrate the irreparable harm necessary for preliminary injunctive relief at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.sailthru.com\/4wm\/1k4\/c\/2\/5fc7b5e2f2004.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The administration argued that the leases themselves don\u2019t authorize any ground-disturbing activity and subsequent permits are needed to conduct seismic research or begin drilling. Environmentalists had asked the court to block those seismic approvals too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s ruling is disappointing but does nothing to change the strength of our lawsuit or our resolve,\u201d Bernadette Demientieff, executive director of the Gwich\u2019in Steering Committee, said by email. \u201cWe will fight to protect the lands that nourish the Porcupine caribou herd and our people, no matter how long it takes or where it takes us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Interior Department\u2019s Bureau of Land Management is scheduled to open sealed bids beginning 10 a.m. Wednesday Anchorage time. It isn\u2019t clear <meta itemprop=\"suid\" content=\"QKGTDDT0G1KY\"><meta itemprop=\"type\" content=\"StoryLink\">who will participate, given the current economic environment, regulatory uncertainty and <meta itemprop=\"suid\" content=\"QGRFC3T1UM0Z\"><meta itemprop=\"type\" content=\"StoryLink\">steep public opposition to Arctic drilling. Companies once viewed as potential bidders for Arctic acreage have slashed spending this year as the coronavirus pandemic eroded crude demand and prices.<\/p>\n<p>The cases are National Audubon Society v. Bernhardt, 3:20-cv-00205, Gwich\u2019in Steering Committee v. Bernhardt, 3:20-cv-00204, and Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government v. Bernhardt, 3:20-cv-00223, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska (Anchorage).<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-01-06\/judge-allows-trump-auction-of-arctic-refuge-drilling-rights?srnd=premium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Trump administration\u2019s sale of oil drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will go forward Wednesday, after a federal judge rejected a request <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/myfintale.com\/business\/judge-allows-trump-auction-of-arctic-refuge-drilling-rights\/\" title=\"Judge Allows Trump Auction of Arctic Refuge Drilling Rights\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":104501,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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