Trump administration moves closer to opening Alaskan Arctic to drilling

Interior department published draft impact study experts call 'inadequate' following 2017 Congress vote to allow drilling

The Trump administration has moved a step closer to opening the Alaskan Arctic to oil and gas drilling as soon as next year.

The interior department's Bureau of Land Management has published its draft environmental impact study, following Congress voting in 2017 to allow drilling within the Arctic national wildlife refuge.