Heather Richards on E&E News

Heather covers offshore energy—oil, natural gas and wind—and drilling on public lands for E&E. Find her latest stories here.

3 issues may thwart Trump's ANWR plan

E&E News | Heather Richards and Niina H. Farah

Trump admin greenlights drilling in Alaska's Arctic refuge

E&E News | Heather Richards and Lesley Clark

Trump Administration Finalizes Plan to Open Arctic Refuge to Drilling

New York Times

Environmental, tribal groups sue to block Alaska refuge drilling

Reuters

Marsh Creek East Seismic Exploration

Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation (KIC) has requested to conduct seismic activities on the eastside of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain for the winter season of 2020-2021.

The ANWR lease sale: What’s at stake for Alaska?

Op-ed by previous Alaskan Governor Bill Walker.

Big Banks Virtue Signaling Is Irrelevant For Arctic Oil

Many big banks have pledged to not fund oil drilling in ANWR, but this is challenged by the U.S. federal government.

Gwich’in, conservation groups ask court to block ANWR oil leasing

The Gwich’in Steering Committee, village councils and more than a dozen conservation groups asked a federal judge in Alaska to block the upcoming sale of oil drilling rights in the coastal plain of ANWR.

Trump Plan to Sell Arctic Oil Leases Will Face Challenges

If lease sales happen in the final days of the Trump administration, they may face disputes in court or could be reversed by the Biden administration.