The Artic Wildlife Refuge
The Artic Wildlife Refuge By Addie McClure A recent issue that the climate was facing was Trump's fight to let oil drilling at the Arctic Wildlife refuge. The Arctic Wildlife Refuge is 19,286,722 acres of land in Alaska that is controlled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. All of the land provides a great space for conserving habitats for a variety of different species. Trump decided in his final month in office to auction off the land of the refuge to companies to drill on. Previously in 2017, congress opened up the area for drilling, but nothing happened because there is a long process that needs to happen before companies can actually start drilling. Trump also wanted to allow seismic testing to happen at the wildlife refuge which would greatly impact so many of the important species living there. Thankfully many people came to the defense of the refuge. The administration was faced with lawsuits from many groups and petitions wit...