Several dozen protesters were outside Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s annual Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference where top Trump administration officials pushed to expand drilling, mining and logging in the state.

Energy experts say President Trump's move to lift President Biden's oil drilling ban in Alaska's Arctic region supports economic growth and energy independence.

The head of the U.S. Energy Department says President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska’s 800-mile pipeline system and build a massive natural gas export project as its twin.