The Big Drip: How Trump’s “Beautiful” Bill Forces Oil Drilling Back into Alaska’s Wild Frontier

In the relentless march of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Section 50105 stands out like an oil slick in a wildlife preserve. Behind all the political pageantry, it quietly rewrites the future of one of the last untouched ecosystems in America: Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve (NPR–A).

Let’s break down what this section does—and why it matters more than…