The final environmental review of a plan to sell oil rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is expected by the end of June, according to a federal court filing. The analysis is crucial for the Interior Department to meet its legal obligation to lease oil and gas leases in the coastal plain of the 19.6 million-acre protected refuge by 2025. The Department of Justice has informed the District Court for the District of Alaska that the review will be completed before July, with a final record of decision expected by September. The review was initiated after Interior Secretary Deb Haaland stated in 2021 that the Arctic oil program inked during the Trump administration likely contained legal deficiencies.

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