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The 1002 Area of the Arctic Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, in November 2018. In pushing to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil exploration, the Trump administration pressed scientists for quick findings, dismissed bad news and revised a report in its push for lease sales, records show. (Katie Orlinsky/The New York Times) XNYT12 XNYT12 (KATIE ORLINSKY / NYT)

The White House saw riches in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, but reality may fall short

In pushing to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil exploration, the Trump administration pressed scientists for quick findings, dismissed bad news and revised a report in its push for lease sales, records show.

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FILE – In this July 6, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, center, meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in before the Northeast Asia Security dinner at the U.S. Consulate General Hamburg in Germany. In August 2019, Trump angered some Asian American voters after the New York Post reported that he mocked the accents of Moon and Abe at a fundraiser in the Hamptons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) NY663 NY663

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