Seattle Times | Oil leasing in Arctic refuge included in tax deal Seattle Times Oil leasing in Arctic refuge included in tax deal. Originally published December 13, 2017 at 7:57 pm Updated December 13, 2017 at 8:48 pm. In an undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a portion of the the Arctic National Wildlife ... Republican tax deal opens up protected wildlife refuge to oil drilling Our View: Taking refuge in oil? |