Alaska and Trump: Drilling for oil in a wildlife refuge

While attention was pointed towards the storming of the Capitol, over four thousand miles away in north-eastern Alaska, an auction was held to sell the right to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska sits above billions of barrels of oil, but it's also a haven to an array of species and wildlife. What lies behind this controversial decision to allow drilling to go forward? 

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Amy Martin - Reporter and founder of the 'Threshold' podcast.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

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