Alaska v. U.S. Department of the Interior

At least two lawsuits were filed in the federal district court for the District of Alaska challenging the Biden administration’s December 2024 decision authorizing oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Alaska alleged that the December 2024 record of decision negated the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s directive for oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain “by severely limiting use and occupancy” the surface of the lands to be leased. Alaska asserted violations of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act. The <a href="https://climatecasechart.com/case/alaska-industrial-development-export-authority-v-us-department-of-the-interior/">other lawsuit</a> was filed by Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority.