82% of Alaska’s NPR-A Now Open: Energy Gains vs Environmental Losses
Federal Rollback on Alaska Wilderness Protections – June 2025 In June 2025, the Trump administration finalized a major rollback of environmental protections in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPR-A). This decision opens up over 18 million acres; nearly 82% of the reserve, for oil, gas, and mineral exploration, reversing previous rules enacted in 2024 under the…










