The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas.

The Trump administration on Thursday announced a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine wilderness in the Unite...

Alaska’s congressional delegation praised them, along with Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the state’s House Republican Caucus, saying they will benefit the economy, national security and support the village o...