Detroit Free Press | Obama proposes expanding oil-drilling ban in Alaska wildlife refuge Los Angeles Times President Obama proposed designating 1.4 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as protected wilderness, drawing cheers from environmentalists but setting off a bitter new battle Sunday with the Republican-controlled Congress over oil and ... Obama seeks to ban oil drilling in wildlife refuge Obama proposal to expand Alaska Arctic refuge angers Republicans over oil 'War on Alaska'? Obama seeks federal wilderness protection for oil exploration ... |