Casey Grove & Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Public Media

Alaska Public Media's Tegan Hanlon and Casey Grove break down the avalanche of recent lawsuits that aim to derail drilling plans for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve.

Meanwhile, the number of Alaskans diagnosed with COVID-19 grew to 143 by Wednesday, up 10 from the day before.

People can still go outside, under the new mandate, but they must remain six feet or more away from individuals not in their households.

The number of known coronavirus cases in Alaska had also grown to 36 by Monday.