Cabinet Officials to Visit Alaska This Week to Discuss Oil Drilling, Gas Pipeline

The Alaskan governor thanked the Trump administration for recognizing ‘Alaska’s unique value.’

The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, on Oct. 15, 2024. Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo

Three White House Cabinet officials plan to visit Alaska this week to open oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and push forward a natural gas project that has stalled for several years.

Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin will make the voyage, several months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to surge oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging in America’s northern-most state.