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  "path": "/2026/06/05/controversial-oil-lease-sale-in-alaska-wildlife-refuge-draws-limited-interest/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T23:42:43.000Z",
  "site": "https://alaskabeacon.com",
  "tags": [
    "Economy & Environment",
    "Government & Politics",
    "Indigenous Affairs",
    "Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority",
    "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge",
    "Arctic Slope Regional Corporation",
    "Biden Administration",
    "Gwichin Steering Committee",
    "HEX Energy LLC",
    "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska",
    "oil leasing",
    "One Big Beautiful Bill Act",
    "Porcupine Caribou Herd",
    "Trump administration",
    "U.S. Bureau of Land Management"
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  "textContent": "A controversial oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drew one big bid Friday from an independent Anchorage-based natural gas producer, along with a smattering of other bids from a state economic development agency. HEX Energy LLC, which produces natural gas in Cook Inlet but has never operated on the North […]",
  "title": "Controversial oil lease sale in Alaska wildlife refuge draws limited interest"
}