Upon returning to office, President Trump has declared an energy emergency with a keen focus on boosting U.S. oil production, especially in Alaska. The Trump administration is set to roll back federal restrictions on oil and gas development in the Alaskan wilderness,

The Department of the Interior said Monday it is proposing to rescind a rule put in place last year that added new restrictions to development in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, a move that would allow drilling and mining in some of the last remaining pristine wilderness in the U.