Why private oil and gas drillers are leaving ANWR

Two private companies recently backed out of drilling leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, leaving the state of Alaska as the only remaining lease holder in the protected wilderness area. Contributing reporter Adam Federman explains why Alaska is the sole entity still holding rights to drilling acreage and how the Biden administration has discouraged future drilling in ANWR. Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Adam Federman is a contributing writer for POLITICO. Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.