ExxonMobil won big at an Alaska oil lease sale. Months later, its bids are still in legal limbo.
Other companies also have their leases tied up in litigation from local and environmental groups.
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A major new Arctic oil field prompted a deal to protect caribou. Then Trump officials backed out.
In December, the Interior Department scrapped an agreement with the village of Nuiqsut to restrict oil development near important caribou grounds. Now, the village is suing.
Alaska's oil renaissance has arrived at the doorstep of an Iñupiaq village
'Do you want your kids to see a drilling rig right outside your window?' asked one local leader in Nuiqsut.