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Senior Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is accused of throwing at least one tear gas canister into a crowd of protesters in a Chicago neighborhood Thursday in a potential violation of a judge’s order restricting federal agents from using aggressive crowd control tactics during anti-ICE protests. A new court filing against the Department of Homeland Security alleges Bovino “apparently threw …

FILE – The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2024. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption toggle caption Lindsey Wasson/AP JUNEAU, Alaska — The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing …

The Trump administration has approved more oil and gas drilling across Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge (ANWR), prompting widespread criticism from environmental conservation organizations. On Thursday, the interior secretary announced the opening of 1.56m acres across ANWR’s coastal plains, which is home to various wildlife including polar bears, caribou and moose, as well as whales and seals. The interior department …

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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation’s environmental jewels. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the decision Thursday that paves the way for future lease sales …

The US has demanded that the European Union roll back its climate and human rights rules in order to allow greater imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as the Trump administration approved a controversial gas export hub along the Gulf of Mexico coast. A letter jointly sent by the US and Qatar, two of the three largest LNG exporters in …

Americans are seeing some of the lowest prices at the gas pump in more than four years as President Donald J. Trump’s relentless commitment to American energy production pays off. GasBuddy reports the nationwide average for gasoline has dropped to $2.98 per gallon — the lowest average intra-day price in four years — with prices expected to remain that way …

This is part of our series of daily recaps of ICE activity in the Chicago region. Have a tip we should check out? Email newsroom@blockclubchi.org. CHICAGO — Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino must sit for questioning, under limited conditions, in the ongoing lawsuit over force used against journalists and peaceful protesters by federal immigration agents, a judge ruled Monday. U.S. District …

A federal judge in Chicago is set to question immigration authorities on Monday about whether they violated a court order with their continued use of tear gas and violent tactics against protesters and journalists in the area. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis for the Northern District of Illinois previously ruled that immigration agents were not allowed to use tear gas …

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to immigration enforcement in the Chicago area have been given body cameras, an official testified Monday as a judge held a hearing to learn more about the Trump administration’s crackdown, which has produced more than 1,000 arrests as well as complaints that agents are increasingly using combative tactics. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis last week …