PHOTOS FROM THE FIELD: Week of August 17 – 21, 2020

PHOTOS FROM THE FIELD

NY Times—Trump Administration Finalizes Plan to Open Arctic Refuge to Drilling

The decision sets up a fierce legal battle over the fate of a vast, remote area that is home to polar bears, caribou and the promise of oil wealth.

Photo credit: Caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. A decision on Monday overturns six decades of protections for the largest remaining stretch of wilderness in the United States. (Christopher Miller for The New York Times)